Parsha Tzav: A Torah of Denial

This year, Purim is literally on the heals of shabbat.  As shabbat goes out, we find ourselves reading and listening to the Scroll of Esther being read.  An interesting point about the Scroll of Esther is that you can also translate the Hebrew, Megilat Esther, to mean:  revealing the hidden. Tzav is the command form of the verb to command, and our parsha (weekly Torah portion) begins with god telling Moshe (Moses) to command Aharon and his sons in regards … Continue reading

Parsha Vayikra: The Sacrificial Torah

Next week we enter the week leading up to Purim.  If we allow ourselves to believe that the energy of the Purim story is timeless, we might also come to realize that while the events of the coming week (and the past few weeks) might seem to be crazy or difficult, the truth of Purim is that there is a hidden goodness in these events, and at Purim, if we get high enough, the whole world will flip-flop, and things … Continue reading