“And the Lord said unto Moses: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them: There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people” (Leviticus 21:1-2). The law is in ...

This week’s Torah reading, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, brings us to the part of Leviticus known as the “Holiness Code.” In enjoining Israel to be a holy nation, a nation of priests, how does ...

I want to recruit you into an order to which all Jews belong: the Mamlechet Kohanim, the Kingdom of Priests. I begin my campaign as we read of Aaron, the priest, and the instructions given him ...

for ye are strangers and settlers with Me” (Leviticus 25:23, JPS Tanakh 1917, from Parashat Behar). The Levites, the Priests, will not have dedicated land allocations; they will be supported by ...

In the opinion piece “Other laws of Leviticus to consider” (Abilene ... Hebrews 7:12 Christ is our new high priest, replacing the Levitical priesthood, and then says, “When the priesthood ...

Exodus and Numbers – she was initially not drawn to write about Leviticus. “It seemed rather dry, and full of small details about the functioning of the Tabernacle and the priests (kohanim ...

Words matter, and this week’s readings introduce two adjectives that deserve some consideration. Leviticus introduces the notion of “holy,” while today’s Gospel ends with “perfect.” ...

Common Israelite worshipers or priests consumed the overwhelming majority of the sacrifices. In the rest of the ancient world, the gods or the priestly class alone ate the food. Leviticus notes ...