Parshat Shemini – פרשת שמיני April 14, 2018 – כט ניסן תשעח Havdalah Scripture sets forth guidelines for determining the suitability for consumption of various animals, birds, insects, and fish. The chapter concludes “These are the instructions… for distinguishing between the unclean and the clean, between the living things that may be...

Parshat Vayikra – פרשת ויקרא March 17, 2018 – א ניסן תשעח No Atonement for the Renegade Leviticus begins by listing which categories of animals are suitable “when a man among you brings an offering to God (1:2).” The plain reading of the text is that any Israelite who desires to bring a sacrifice is permitted