The seventh section of the Book of Leviticus continues the theme of the preceding section. The Jewish people, having been made into “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” at the Giving of the Torah, must adhere to a specific code of conduct in order to fulfill this role properly. Thus, this section opens as G‑d instructs Moses to tell the Jewish people that they must be “holy” (Kedoshim, in Hebrew), i.e., that they must hold themselves to this standard of conduct.
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Kedoshim: Holiness
Leviticus 19:1–20:27
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Third Reading: Leviticus 19:23–32
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Fifth Reading: Leviticus 20:1–7
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Daily Quote
The Talmud specifically derives from the Torah that, "A physician is allowed to heal." But nowhere has a doctor been given the right to determine that an ill person is incurable.
–Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (1789-1866)
The Parshah
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