Rabbi David Sedley

A repository of written, audio and video Torah classes given by Rabbi David Sedley

Category: Emor

  • Parshat Emor — Confronting death

    Parshat Emor — Confronting death
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    Today, Amherst, Massachusetts, is a medium-sized town 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Boston, home to over 40,000 people. But in the 19th century, Amherst was a quiet, unremarkable town, with a much smaller population which, over 100 years, doubled in size from 2,500 to 5,000. For such a small town, it was home to a… Read more

  • Book of Vayikra is not about Mishkan

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    I just wanted to point out something which is very obvious, but often overlooked. The book of Vayikra has nothing to do with the Mishkan! The Mishkan is described and built in the last 5 parshiyot of Shemot. Shemot ends with the Shechina descending on the Mishkan. However, in the last few verses of Shemot… Read more