PARSHAS EMOR

  • Rabbi Moshe Rockove
  • July 23, 2020
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The Boston Bombing -Parshas Emor
The recent tragic events in Boston have left Americans with a myriad of feelings, thoughts and emotions. There was the initial shock of a terrorist attack on American soil, in a city saturated with American history and culture, and at an event that brings out the best in so many people. Then there was anger! […]
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  • Rabbi Moshe Rockove
  • February 28, 2020
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Rendezvous with G-d- Parshas Emor
Recently, two tenth grade students of mine shared with me a late-night/ early-morning conversation they had had. While I’m usually wary of teenagers’ discussions in the middle of the night, this one made me proud of them. Before Passover, these students were discussing the advantages of the Jewish calendar, which always provides us with something […]
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  • Rabbi Moshe Rockove
  • September 23, 2019
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Summary of Parshas Emor
Parshas Emor begins by discussing the higher level of purity that the kohanim (priests), and especially the kohen gadol (high priest), are required to maintain. A kohen is not permitted to come into contact with a dead body (except for that of a close relative) or become tamei (impure) in any other way. Additionally, a […]
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  • Rabbi Mayer Erps
  • September 18, 2019
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Count Down – Parshas Emor
Count down. Think back to when you were a child. What would you count down to? Perhaps the last day of school. Maybe a daily countdown to recess. As a teenager you probably counted down to the day you would be old enough to get a driver’s license. When you were engaged to be married […]
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