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