The parsha (Torah portion) we read this week is quite a doozy.  After being told, in earlier parshas, to remove the inhabitants of the holy land because they behaved poorly, we are now told what will happen to us if we behave poorly.  It is not pleasant, but then I am getting ahead of myself.  The parsha starts off innocently enough with the description of the ritual of bringing the first fruits to the temple.  It then goes on to … Continue reading →