Exodus emphasizes individual worth, uniqueness, agency and responsibility to God and community; Leviticus then teaches that the sacredness of life is demonstrated through the rituals that provide ...

The rituals of Leviticus seek to evoke the structure and ... deliver an annual summer program at Hebrew University in Israeli Law and Society and has served as a visiting Professor at both Hebrew ...

What do you get when you mash-up ‘Fruit Ninja’ (the popular touch screen game) with the laws and procedures of the ancient sacrificial cult embedded in the Torah? You get “LEVITICUS!” ...

The traditional answer is “Children are pure; therefore let them study laws of purity” (Leviticus Rabbah 7:3 ... from the disappearance of the rituals that had bound Jews to their Father ...

Arguing that the Book of Leviticus (Vayikra), dealing mainly with the laws of sacrifices in the Tabernacle ... as the sacrificial ceremony. Every ritual is broken down into minutiae,” he ...