Parshas Kedoshim
5 maamarim of the tzaddikim on this week's reading, each in Hebrew and English with a takeaway.
Lehavas David
Rav Dovid Matisyohu Rabinowitz ›Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzHoliness in Body and Spirit Through the CommunityHoliness is not only for spiritual things: Hashem asks us to bring it into eating, drinking and the work of the week, and to keep our Torah and mitzvos free of honor and gain…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzThe Divine Spark Shines Only in UnityEvery Jew carries a portion of God from Above, a holiness no sin can blemish. Yet Hashem deals with us like a shadow, and when we are divided that inner light stops shining, which…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzHoliness Within the Community, Not Apart From ItIt is tempting to think that real holiness means running from people and from the physical world. Living alone may keep us from harm, but lofty holiness is found together with…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzRebuke and Blessing: Seeing the Holiness of the WholeRebuke has its place, but blessing flows only when we look at Israel as a whole and see its holiness, as Aharon set aside the people's sins at the moment he blessed them. Holiness…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzOrlah: Making the Physical Serve the TorahOur souls were sent into a world full of physical things, and the danger is that field and vineyard quietly become the main thing while the Torah becomes secondary. The years of…