Entries for March 2018

Leviticus: Don't Be So Forward!

The Book of Leviticus opens with G-d calling to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, “saying: ‘Speak to the Children of Israel and say to them…’” The phrasing is odd.  Why the apparently superfluous word “saying” (Leimor)? Our sages’ answer was tha... Continue Reading »
Mar 16
Posted in: Torah Commentary, Ethics

He who guards his mouth preserves his life
Proverbs 13:3