The Parsha of Kedoshim is full of mitzvot, primarily those governing interpersonal relationships. For example, it mentions the famous and oft-cited principle: “Love your fellow as yourself”. However, ...

Shabbat is a weekly infusion of both physical and spiritual delight and rest for the Jewish people, the authors write. Our Torah portion, Kedoshim (holiness), expounds on pillars of sanctity that ...

This Shabbat we read Parashat Kedoshim and on Monday night and Tuesday we will be celebrating Yom Haatzmaut, the anniversary of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Is there a connection between the ...

Why does God give us the Ten Commandments? Why does He make explicit that we are not, for example, to murder? The most obvious answer is that God commands us not to murder because human beings do ...

Parshat Kedoshim begins with the imperative “be holy because I, Hashem your G-d, am holy” (Vayikra 19:2). The parsha then goes on to detail at great length what it means to be holy by mentioning a ...

Two parshot are read on this Shabbat: Achrei Mot and Kedoshim. The second portion begins with God telling the Israelites: Kedoshim — You shall be holy, for I am holy. What does this mean? It means ...

The chapter begins with the command often translated: “You shall be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” It then follows with a list of laws, many of them a rephrasing of the Ten Commandments ...

The Torah stresses the importance of venerating the elderly, mandating that we “Rise up before the aged and show deference to the old; you shall fear God: I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:32). The honor ...

The first half of Parashat Kedoshim lists the commandments under the heading “You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” This list includes commandments between man and God, such as ...

The Torah reading of Kedoshim deals with the concept of sanctity, of being holy, and transcendent. It covers a wide range of topics: respecting our parents, keeping the Sabbath, avoiding idol worship, ...