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Together, we will champion the lessons of Passover by bringing greater wholeness, justice, and belonging to our world.
Acharei Mot II
II אַחֲרֵי מוֹת
After the Death [of the Two Sons of Aaron]
Leviticus 18:1–30
Leviticus 18:1–30
Together, we will champion the lessons of Passover by bringing greater wholeness, justice, and belonging to our world.
Ten Minutes of Torah: Acharei Mot II Commentary
Seeing the Other in Ourselves: Cultivating Empathy Beyond Difference
By: Rabbi Emily Langowitz
At some point in its history, the Reform Movement made the ideological choice to change the Torah reading for the afternoon service on Yom Kippur. Jewish tradition assigned the 18th chapter of Leviticus, which details laws around sexual prohibition, among other ways that the Israelites should distinguish themselves from surrounding cultures.
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