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Excelsior!
Modern Torah
English - March 18, 2022 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.28 MBJudaism Religion & Spirituality torah parsha tanakh hebrew bible reform judaism judaism progressive judaism jewish shabbat talmud Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this week's Torah portion, Aaron is invested as high priest, as are his sons, in a lavish ceremony before the entire Israelite community. It's a high moment for Aaron, a week before his world will fall apart. I don't know why the rabbis segmented the Torah portions this way, but perhaps its a reminder to keep everything in balance, and to focus on the good at times, even—or perhaps because—you know rough waters are coming up ahead.
Shabbat shalom.