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Acharei Mot, Author, Parsha, Yehoshua Steinberg

Acharei Mot: Mixed Up and Worn out ~ Yehoshua Steinberg

Yehoshua (Jeremy) Steinberg
Yehoshua (Jeremy) Steinberg
Founding Director, Editor-In-Chief at Veromemanu
Yehoshua (Jeremy) Steinberg is the Founding Director and Editor-in-chief of Veromemanu and it' website BiblicalHebrewEtymology.com.

Yehoshua is a retired U.S. Army Chaplain and currently lives in Israel with his wife and children.

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The word “tevel”(תבל) appears once in Parashat Acharei Mot and once in Parshat Kedoshim, and nowhere else in the Pentateuch. In both instances, Rashi offers two similar —but not identical— explanations. The word תבלfirst appears in connection to bestiality (Lev. 18:23), and Rashi explains that it is an expression of “’kadesh’(קדש, prostitution1), ‘arayot’ (עריות, incest) … Continue reading Acharei Mot: Mixed Up and Worn out ~ Yehoshua Steinberg

Acharei Mot, Author, Parsha, Reuven Chaim Klein

Acharei Mot: Confronting Death ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein

Reuven Chaim Klein
Reuven Chaim Klein
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Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein is a known scholar, respected author, and long-time member of the Kollel of Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem. Reuven Chaim lives with his family in Beitar Illit, Israel.
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The Torah introduces the laws of the sacrificial services of Yom Kippur by noting that G-d relayed them to Moses after the deaths (acharei mot) of Aharon’s two sons (Lev. 16:1). The Torah then continues to discuss various other topics, running the gamut from sacrifices outside of the Temple, the prohibition of eating blood, forbidden relationships, and various interpersonal … Continue reading Acharei Mot: Confronting Death ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein

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