“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“No man among the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a blemish shall approach [the altar] to offer the sacrifice….” (Leviticus 21:21). Women were excluded from priestly service, but so ...

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 ...