THE SACRED AND THE ORDINARY
Why was the instruction to “be holy” deliberately given to the entire Jewish nation? Why do the directives that follow this instruction relate to the most ordinary aspects of civil and religious life? Rabbi Dunner shares some wonderful ideas from his grandfather’s sefer, Mikdash Halevi, on the opening verses of Parshat Kedoshim.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Few revolutions have shouted louder about equality – or practiced it more selectively – than the French Revolution. As Alexis de Tocqueville later observed... Read More