by Bet Alef Administrator | Apr 27, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Acharei Mot: Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30 “A Holiness Code for Tomorrow” This week’s Torah portion marks the beginning of what is known as the Holiness Code which will span the rest of Leviticus. This Holiness Code is a code of conduct, a guide that...
by Bet Alef Administrator | Apr 5, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Passover 5782 “Mandatory Generosity at Our Seder” A week from today, at our first Passover Seder, we will begin telling the story of our exodus from Egypt raising the matzah and saying in one voice: Ha lachma anya… This is the bread...
by katie@betalef.org | Mar 29, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Tazria: Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59 “The Sacred Time of Giving Birth” This week’s Torah portion begins with: The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a woman at childbirth bears a male, she shall be impure...
by katie@betalef.org | Mar 23, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Sh’mini: Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47 “Joy and the Possibility of Forgiveness” The inaugural ceremony of the Tabernacle’s dedication and the ordination of Aaron and his sons to the priesthood which began with last week’s Torah portion,...
by katie@betalef.org | Mar 15, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Tzav: Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36 “The Light of Our Heart” My approach to Torah understands the text as myth or spiritual parables and definitely not as reality. I presuppose that, as such, the stories it conveys speak of universal archetypes...
by katie@betalef.org | Mar 9, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26 “The Fire of Divine Love” The last few Torah portions of the Book of Exodus were, as we have seen, focused on the building of the Tabernacle in the wilderness; a Sacred Space amidst the traveling Israelite tribes...
