In this week’s parshah (19:18) we are commanded, “V’ahavta l’rei’acha kamocha, you shall love your neighbor like yourself.”

Firstly, why does the Torah stipulate kamocha - to love someone like yourself? Wouldn’t it have been sufficient to say, V’ahavta l’rei’acha - love your neighbor?

Parshat Emor begins with a warning to the kohanim to avoid tumah, impurity, “Emor el hakohanim, say to the kohanim…" Rashi comments that the kohanim

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Israel’s Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, is a day when the entire country has off from work. In the religious community, this day is used as a time

“I’m just asking questions,” has become the motto of today’s “alternative facts” or “controversial takes” pundit. While it is always a noble

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