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Kedoshim 5776 – English

By Rabbi Dario Feiguin B´nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica Love, Inclusion, Transformation, and Unity The Torah says, “And G-d spoke to the entire congregation of the children of Israel by saying: You shall be holy, for I, the Lord, your G-d, am holy.” Rashi comments about this verse, “This Parashah was told in Assembly, by …

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Metzorá 5776 – Shabat HaGadol – English

By Rabbi Dario Feiguin B´nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica Lashon Hara  Purity and impurity are two biblical categories which can seem quite odd for us nowadays.  In fact, they have nothing to do with hygiene; with how clean we are on the outside, or with the perfume we use.  Neither are they related to the …

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Sheminí 5776 – English

Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Congregacion Kol Shearith Israel Chapter 11 of Vayikra (Leviticus) that concludes Parashat Shemini contains a series of laws related to which animals can be eaten and which cannot.  This passage, along with a similar one from Devarim (Deuteronomy Chapter 14), constitutes the basis of the Kashrut laws that define Jewish diet.   …

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