About this episode
This episode discusses Parashat Emor, focusing on the laws regarding the kohanim and the Jewish holidays.
Parashat Emor [Leviticus 21-24] contains laws about the כהנים [kohanim, priests] [chapters 21-22, the holidays [chapter 23], and a miscellanea of laws [chapter 24], which includes one of the few events in Leviticus, that of the blasphemer. We focused on the holidays, in part because chapter 23 is read on the 1st two days of Sukkot and the 2nd day of Passover, in addition to the weekly reading. Because the holidays are observed differently in Israel, which lacks a second day of יום טוב [yom tov, holiday], it is only read additionally on the 1st day of Sukkot. There is a lot to say about the holidays, so the time was filled quickly, despite a technical difficulty early on in the show. We ask your forgiveness. Shabbat Shalom!
Topics covered
- Parashat Emor
- laws of the kohanim
- Jewish holidays
- Sukkot
- Passover
- Leviticus
Keywords
- Emor
- kohanim
- holidays
- Sukkot
- Passover
- Leviticus
- blasphemer
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Camp Ramah in the Berkshires
Books & works: Parashat Emor
Places: Israel
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