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Who among Us Is Holy?
May 10, 2024 By Talia Kaplan | Commentary | Kedoshim
When God instructs Moses to tell the Israelites 拽讚砖讬诐 转讛讬讜, 鈥淵ou shall be holy,鈥� the injunction is to be delivered 讗侄诇志讻指旨诇志注植讚址支转 讘职旨谞值讬志讬执砖职讉专指讗值譀诇, 鈥渢o the entire community of Israel鈥� (Lev. 19:2). This week鈥檚 parashah opens with a message that seems easy to get behind. The question, though, of what it actually means to be holy, is answered by commentators in a way that paints a more complicated picture. Rashi explains that being holy entails refraining from forbidden sexual relations and transgressive thoughts, which are delineated both in this and the previous parashah.
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