The Why, Where and When
In May 2011 my daughter, Judith Prays, suggested that we do some Torah study together. It was an exciting proposition for me. Undeterred by ...
26. V'yikra - Shemini (The Eights)
God commands Aaron and his sons to make the burnt and sin offerings at the Tabernacle. When God accepts the offerings, and His Glory enters the Tabernacle, the people shout with joy. Aaron's sons, Nadav and Avihu, offer God strange fire, and the fire from God consumes them. Moses does not allow Aaron and his surviving sons to mourn not to inflict God's punishment on the nation. God prohibits priests from drinking wine when entering the Tent of Meetings so that they can distinguish good from bad. God describes to Moses the laws of kashrut, making distinctions between land animals, birds, and animals in the water..