PARSHAH PICKS: Educating Educators, The Price of Spiritual Growth and more... (Emor)

Parshah Picks Dedicate an email Nissan 30, 5771 · May 4, 2011 General Overview: This week's reading, Emor, discusses the laws which pertain to Kohanim (priests), and various laws which relate to sacrifices. These are followed by a lengthy discussion of the festivals. The portion concludes with the story of a blasphemer who was put to death. This Week's Features Printable Parshah Magazine THE PARSHAH Emor Leviticus 21:1–24:23 How to be a Jewish priest, seven days in the life of a lamb, fifty steps to Sinai, and a full-color tour of the Jewish calendar. Also: the idea, aims and language of "education," as derived from the Torah and practiced by the chassidic masters. COLUMNISTS The Price of Spiritual Growth Chassidic teachings unveil the pathology of "spirituality without sacrifice" through a fascinating halachic analysis. It revolves around the issue of kosher grain. By Rochel Holzkenner The Dancing Jew The dance pace at a chassidic wedding is intense, but the selection is pretty much standard: the hora, the hora and yet another version of the hora . . . By Lazer Gurkow Life is a Picture Postcard . . . We start with a large scrawl, but before we know it, space is running out and the script gets smaller and smaller, and then we're winding our words around the edges of the card to get it all in . . . By Yossy Goldman FEATURED VIDEO Kabbalah and the Bible – Emor The Omer Offering This class explains in detail the mitzvah of the Omer offering which marks the beginning of the seven-week period of 'the counting of the Omer'. By Mendel Kaplan  Watch (1:04:12) Party Time Emor Parshah Report Jono and Gefilte fish stand in front of a backdrop and say stuff. For five minutes. It's funny- trust me. Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich  Watch (5:13) FEATURED AUDIO CLASSES Two Minute Rabbi A very short insight on the parshah. By Baruch Epstein  Download    Listen (2:50) Parshah Insight A five minute weekly Torah insight based on the wellsprings of Torah and Chassidut. By J. Immanuel Schochet  Download    Listen (6:21) Omer - Magical Mystery Tour We count for fifty days in anticipation of the giving of the Torah, yet the Torah makes no mention of day number 50 as the day the Torah was given. By Moshe New  Download    Listen (45:20) Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Channeling the Divine The discourse's main theme is the cosmic impact of performing the mitzvah of tefillin, and the special connection between this mitzvah and the age of Bar Mitzvah. Price: $12.95 More from Chabad.org • Society & Living • Lifecycles • Daily Life • Jewish Holidays • Ideas & Beliefs • Spirituality • Parshah • Audio Classes • Video • Women • News • Kids • Calendar • Daily Study • Find A Center • Donate • Ask the Rabbi • Contact Us • Subscribe Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy