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  1. Life, Death and Holiness -- DT Acharei Mot / Kedoshim SCR

    This piece was written in 2002, during the second Intifidah. While the circumstances in question have changed, the teaching that emerged from them remains relevant today. 

    Tears and hope, fears and resolve, profound sadness and fierce determination – that is the mood in Israel this week. How ironic that this week’s double Torah portion is called “Akharey Mot/Kedoshim”, which translates as “After death — Holiness.” 

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/life-death-and-holiness

    Posted on: 2002/05/01 - 12:00am

  2. Blood - Aharei Mot DT Dannin

    References to blood appear at least sixty-five times in the Torah, and more, depending on how you do the counting and excluding references to menses. In this parashah, it appears primarily in connection with sacrifices (Lev.16:14-15, 16:18-19, 16:27, 17:3-6).

    But the more intriguing reference is in Lev. 17:10-14, where we are told:

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/blood

    Posted on: 2018/04/20 - 1:49pm

  3. Akharey Mot-Kedoshim d'var Torah - Yael Ridberg - 2021 week of George Floyd murder trial