Kedoshim Leviticus 19:1 – 20:27

We can aspire to holiness! You shall be holy for I the Lord your God am holy. (Leviticus 19:2)  Throughout Leviticus, God commands Moses to teach the Children of Israel, or to instruct them in various commandments and rules of behavior. With this scripture, God...
Celebrating the Covenant of Abraham

Celebrating the Covenant of Abraham

by Sondra Oster Baras October 2, 2018 It is truly special for me to live in a Jewish country where the calendar is a Jewish one.  Jewish holidays and memorial days are marked as national holidays, with both religious and secular Jews finding meaning in these special...