Posts Tagged: Vayikra sermon
Anyone Who Mistreats Other Human Beings Is Not a Pious or Religious Jew
Sacrifices, the subject of this week’s parsha, were central to the religious life of Biblical Israel. We see this not only by the sheer space...
Parshat Vayikra: How to Find Meaning in Your Life
The US Declaration of Independence speaks of the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Recently, following the pioneering work of Martin...
Making a Mistake Isn’t the End of the World
The Chinese philosopher Confucius, is purported to have said: “If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.” I am...
Atoning for Unwitting Sins
This week's parsha, Vayikra, is about sacrifices. And though the laws we learn in it have been inoperative for almost 2,000 years, the moral principles...
Finding Meaning in Your Life
The American Declaration of Independence speaks of the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Recently, following in the footsteps of the...
