PARSHA POSTS: ACHAREI MOT

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Oct 10, 2024, 6:45 PM

Abandonment and Repentance on Yom Kippur

This week has been a difficult week for world Jewry. We have all been collectively mourning the victims and we have raised our voices in prayer shouted our protests, and attempted to comfort the families and the survivors. All...

May 9, 2024, 12:10 PM

When People You Don’t Even Know Hate You—That’s When You Know You’re the Best!

How Interviewing a Hamas Terrorist Changed the Life of an Israeli Journalist It seems like the whole world has lost its mind. College students are actively advocating on behalf of Hamas murderers and rapists who would murder them too, given...

May 4, 2024, 12:42 AM

The students who inspire us

University students help each other put on teffilin against the backdrop of hateful rhetoric. Image Chabad CSUN

Amidst the shameful chaos engulfing our universities, some truly inspiring images have emerged. Students helping each other put on Tefillin against a backdrop of Jewish hate, dancing on a party bus to the words “I’m so proud to be a...

William Hamilton

May 3, 2024, 6:58 PM

Drained or Filled up

How to respond? Today’s air is thick with indignities. So responding well seems to have become a life-skill. Let’s sharpen the question: How do you know when you’ve responded well? A fellow-learner from our community offered me a metric this...

Eliezer Zalmanov

May 3, 2024, 6:50 PM

The Jews Make No Sense

The scenes of antisemitic protests taking over elite college campuses around the country must give us pause. They are reminiscent of what our people experienced in the not-so-distant past, with words being used and slogans being shouted that make...

Lori Prashker-Thomas

May 3, 2024, 6:40 PM

Why Mental Health Awareness Matters Every Day

Let's Talk About Mental Health - This design was created on Canva.com on May 3, 2024. It is copyrighted by Lori Prashker-Thomas/ShadowCatcher Photography (Paid Subscription)

As Mental Health Awareness Month unfolds, it's imperative to recognize that these conversations shouldn't be confined to a single month. They're crucial year-round. This May, let's delve into the significance of ongoing dialogue surrounding mental health and how insights...

Ben-Tzion Spitz

May 2, 2024, 11:37 PM

Bribing your way to God (Acharei Mot)

"Bribing Samael" (AI image by author)

When I go to hell, I mean to carry a bribe: for look you, good gifts evermore make way for the worst persons. -John Webster Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim of Prague, the Kli Yakar (1550-1619) claims that a way to get...

Pinchas Goldschmidt

May 2, 2024, 10:32 PM

Acharei Mot: The Blood Libel Is Alive and Well – But This, Too, We Will Survive

“None of you shall eat blood, and the stranger who sojourns among you shall not eat blood,” and those who do, says God in the Book of Leviticus, “will be cut off from my people.” This is just one...

May 2, 2024, 7:43 PM

What Happens After the Death of Our Sons—Aharei Mot

We have been in a constant state of tension since October 7th, 2023. Before that we were marching and counter-marching against the government. Everyone was taking sides. Today we are still marching and counter-marching, directly and indirectly against the...

May 2, 2024, 5:22 PM

‘Goats’ Parashat Acharei Mot 5784

Aaron’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu, are struck dead when they offer shall affect atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.” After describing the Yom Kippur service, the Torah segues to the prohibition...

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