This weeks parsha, Kedoshim, begins with the commandment “Kedoshim tihyu” (19:2). We, Bnei Yisroel, are commanded to be holy. Rashi writes that this means abstention from forbidden relationships. The Ramban has a different understanding. The Torah warns us not to eat certain foods and allows the consumption of others. Incestuous and adulterous relationships are forbidden […]

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This weeks parsha, Kedoshim, begins with the commandment “Kedoshim tihyu” (19:2). We, Bnei Yisroel, are commanded to be holy. Rashi writes that this means abstention from forbidden relationships. The Ramban has a different understanding. The Torah warns us not to eat certain foods and allows the consumption of others. Incestuous and adulterous relationships are forbidden […]

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