Weekly Parsha

This Shabbat study is in honor of Yitchak Lowensohn's Bar Mitzvah. Wishing a Mazal Tov and Nachat to Eduardo & Esther Farache-Lowensohn.

Here at our Community, they are in our prayers, thoughts and hearts.

Shlomo Tamas ben Sarah
Rabbi Refoel Pinchas ben Chaya Rivka
Malka Batya bat Tova
Rabbi Yeruham Fishel ben Nehama Pearl
Adira (Heidi) bat Sarah

Leviticus 21:1 - 24:24

This week's portion sets forth the standards of purity and perfection for a Cohen; specifies the physical requirements of sacrifices and what is to be done with blemished offerings; proclaims as holidays the Shabbat, Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.

It reminds the Jewish people to provide pure olive oil for the Menorah and designates the details of the Showbread (two stacks of 6 loaves each which were placed on the table in the portable sanctuary and later in the Temple once a week upon Shabbat).

The portion ends with the interesting story of a man who blasphemed G-d's name with a curse. What should be the penalty for this transgression? Curious? Leviticus. 24:14.

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"And you shall not profane My holy name, rather shall I be sanctified among the Children of Israel; I am the Lord Who sanctifies you." (Leviticus 22:32).

What does this mean?

The Rambam, Maimonides, writes in Hilchos Yesodei Torah 5:11: "When a pious Torah scholar does things which cause people to talk against him, even if the acts are not transgressions, he profanes G-d's name. For example, when such a person doesn't speak pleasantly to others and does not receive them with a pleasant facial expression, but is quarrelsome and easy to anger. The greater the man, the more careful he must be with his behavior. Such a person should go beyond the letter of the law in his dealings with others.

"If a Torah scholar will be careful about his behavior, will speak pleasantly to people, act friendly towards them, receive them with a pleasant facial expression, will refrain from retorting when he is insulted, will honor even those who treat him with disdain, will be honest in his business dealings, will constantly devote himself to Torah study, will always go beyond the letter of the law, and will avoid extremes and exaggerations, then he will be praised and beloved and others will desire to emulate him.

This man has sanctified G-d. About him it is written, 'And He said to me, "You are my servant, O Israel, in who I shall be glorified." (Isaiah 49:3). ' "

And now you know how to sanctify G-d's name ... and how to be a credit to your Creator!

We're tested not to show our weakness,
but to discover our strengths

Shabbat Shalom!

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