Parsha Vayikra: Being a Small Aleph

This week we start reading the third book of the Torah. It is called Vayikra in Hebrew, or Leviticus in English.   The book deals a lot with the laws of the priesthood, the ins and outs of the sacrifices, and matters of purity. This leads us to ask: What is the connection between these 3? The answer starts with purity and the question of sin.   I am defining sin as doing something other than what haShem (god) wants us to … Continue reading