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) There are some forms of ancient pagan worship described by classical rabbinic sources that are so bizarre you could be forgiven for assuming they... Read More