VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE BARRIERS The first of the two sidrot for this Shabbat, discusses the sale of houses and how this is impacted by the Jubilee year and whether the house in located in a walled city. In the course of this presentation, there is an unusual feature in the Sefer Torah. It is what we call, a keri uketiv. The phrase is written in one way, and read, another way. Except that, in this case, it sounds exactly the same! The oral version is heard identically to the written version. The only difference would be in the intention on...
Tribute delivered by her daughter, Ellen Bolsom, at the funeral, Bushey Old Cemetery My beautiful, beloved Ma, Gary’s beautiful beloved Ma, Margs, Grandma, Auntie Fay … We all adored her and will miss her so very much. May she rest peacefully. How special and brilliant she was; she made the world a much better place. She touched the lives of all of us and so many others by the virtue of her character, her courage, her modesty and undaunting generosity. For those who knew her … ‘No words are necessary.’ For those who did not know her … ‘No words...
THREE KINDS OF HOLINESS This week’s parasha deals with the three different types of holiness we find in Judaism: holiness of the person, holiness in time, and holiness in space. The first two portions of the sidra outline the special responsibilities on the Cohen. Whom may he marry? Under what circumstances may he go to the cemetery? What are additional responsibilities upon the Cohen Gadol, the High Priest? What could disqualify him from serving as a Priest? The holiness of the person is explored in this section. Much of the central section of the parasha will be familiar as the...
THREE KINDS OF HOLINESS This week’s parasha deals with the three different types of holiness we find in Judaism: holiness of the person, holiness in time, and holiness in space. The first two portions of the sidra outline the special responsibilities on the Cohen. Whom may he marry? Under what circumstances may he go to the cemetery? What are additional responsibilities upon the Cohen Gadol, the High Priest? What could disqualify him from serving as a Priest? The holiness of the person is explored in this section. Much of the central section of the parasha will be familiar as the...
