Tell them [the kohanim] for all your generations, every man [kohen] from all your progeny who, while impurity is upon him, sacrifices of the holy things that have been sanctified by the Children of ...

This is the Second installment of our weekly series of talks about the weekly Torah portion. Our Special guest today is Rabba Sara Hurwitz, a member of the Rabbinical staff at the Hebrew institute of ...

Tell them [the kohanim] for all your generations, every man [kohen] from all your progeny who, while impurity is upon him, sacrifices of the holy things that have been sanctified by the Children of ...

The 124 verses of Parashat Emor divide very naturally into six sections: The first section (Leviticus 21:1-22:16) prescribes the laws pertaining to Kohanim (Priests). The second section (22:17-25) ...

Parashat ‘Emor’ contains 63 commandments, presented in a particular order. One exception stands out: the commandment of pe’ah, which, puzzlingly, appears in the middle of the section discussing the ...

Our guest this week, Rabbi Ted Falcon, was ordained in 1968 at the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. After his ordination, Rabbi Falcon served in Los Angeles as a ...

The Torah portion of Emor discusses the roles and rules regarding the Kohen, the newly formed priestly caste of Israel. It also highlights some of the guidelines relating to the High Priest, the Kohen ...

Answer: To reply to your question, let us examine an important passage in Parashat Emor (Leviticus 22:29-30): “Vechi tizbechu zevach toda LaShem, lirtzonchem tizbachu. Bayom hahu ye’achel, lo totiru ...

In this week's Torah portion, we encounter a commandment stating that individuals with physical disabilities or imperfections are disqualified from serving as kohanim (priests) in the Mikdash (Temple) ...