Parsha Emor: A Torah on Speaking

Tonight is a peaceful night after a beautiful day here in Eugene.  This shabbat (Saturday)  we read a parsha (weekly Torah portion) called Emor which means, “Tell.”  Why?  Because the parsha begins with haShem (god) telling Moshe (Moses) to TELL to the priests, the sons of Aharon a whole lot of things such as not to become tamae (mixed) by the soul of a member of the nation.  The implication here is that the soul means when a person dies … Continue reading