Partners With God
Parashat Emor
Parashat Emor
Yitz Greenberg
Opening the list of holidays in Parashat Emor, God instructs Moses to “speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: The feast days of the Lord, which you shall declare to be days of holy gathering—these are My feasts.” (Leviticus 23:2). The Rabbis turn this simple, straightforward sentence into a declaration that the covenant between God and Israel is a partnership.
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