After death, speak of holiness

We are deep in “the Yoms” — Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha’atzmaut, and Yom Herzl — and the Torah portions surrounding them carry a hidden sentence: Achrei Mot Kedoshim Emor, after death, speak of holiness. What does it mean to hold grief and celebration in the same breath? Rabbi Steinman weaves together word play, history, and the Holiness Code of Leviticus to ask: what is our vision for the Jewish future? Read the full sermon here.

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I am a rabbi living in North America. I was ordained from HUC-JIR. This is my blog.
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