My name is Michael. One of our Sages, Jonathan ben Perahyah, is quoted in the Mishnah, saying “Ahsay Lecha Rav.” What does this statement mean? This is popularly translated “Provide yourself with a teacher.” It can also be rendered “Make yourself great.” An interesting side note, the hebrew word “rav” ... Continue reading
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The Talmid Rebbe 
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5771 Kedoshim V
In Leviticus on April 29, 2011 at 11:50 am“7 You shall sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I the Lord am your God. 8 You shall faithfully observe My laws: I the Lord make you holy.”
Why say “sanctify yourselves and be holy”, only to turn around and say “I the Lord make you holy”? Why are these lines grouped as they are?
I think Amos reading is clear here: anyone who engages in or is complicit with Molech worship is sand or chaff in the sieve. What does “set My face against” mean? Ire? Or something more? Does God tell Moses that Moses would die if he saw His face?
Does “the people of the land” mean the Israelites, or the natives? Why not say “the Israelites” or “the Israelites and those among them”?
Why single Molech out here? Is it significant that the word “Molech” is similar to the word “King”?
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