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To Life!

TORAH PO

10

Kingdom Of Priests
In A Holy Nation

Shabbat Achre Mot - Kedoshim:

Leviticus 16:1-20:27;
Amos 9:7-15.

T

he Jewish people have left
They are idolatry, immorality and
Egypt in a miraculous man-
bloodshed.
ner, defeating their enemies
This is what makes Eretz Yisrael
decisively.
so unique and special. The land
They are hailed as the
demands of its inhabitants
strongest nation in the
that they be moral people
world; and everyone fears
with high values. This is
them, knowing that God
the prize for dwelling in the
is with them. Now, they
land and benefiting from its
are on their way to the
bounty. Our ability to hold
Promised Land — Eretz
onto the land depends on
Yisrael.
our remembering that Eretz
They are full of hopes
Yisrael expels those who
and dreams as they make
cling to the ways of Egypt
Rabbi
their way toward their
and Canaan. We must always
Yigal Tsaidi
goal. They have been
remember why we left Egypt
Special to the
promised great prosper-
— to be a kingdom of priests
Jewish News
ity and success. In the
in a holy nation.
land, they will be able to serve God in
I would like to end my d'var Torah
peace; and all the nations will respect with another important concept
them.
that is mentioned in our parshah.
But along with all this wealth
According to Rebbe Akiva, this mitz-
comes responsibilities. The Jewish
vah is the essence of the entire Torah.
people are not just an ethnic group
In chapter 19, verse 18 it says, "and
seeking territorial rights. They are
you should love your neighbor as
a holy nation with a purpose. They
yourself — I am HaShem."
left Egypt so that the knowledge of
Our sages asked, why do we need
God would be spread throughout the
to put "I am HaShem" using the clear
world.
name of God? Isn't it enough just to
As the people entered the land,
say, "You should love your neighbor
some may have wanted to bring the
as yourself?"
values of Egypt along with them.
In Gamatrya, the word ahavah
Once in Eretz Yisrael, there is a dan-
(love) is equal to the number 13. The
ger that they might try to blend in
name of God equals 26. If two people
with Canaanites and follow their
love one another (love [13] + love
ways.
[13] ), they will combine to equal the
The Torah warns against tak-
clear name of God — 26!
ing this path in our parshah (18:3).
When you love your friend and he
Instead, they must establish them-
feels it, he will love you as well. The
selves in the land as a "kingdom of
love between two people results in
priests in a holy nation."
remarkable kiddush HaShem — the
They must make themselves into
sanctity of God. FH
an example for the other nations (or
lagoyim — light to the nations).
Dr. Yigal Tsaidi is educational director of
The land of Israel is the best place
Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield.
where the people can accomplish
their mission.
Eretz Yisrael is a country unlike
any other.
Conversations
There are three sins that are intol-
How do you cling to the land of
erable in the land. These three sins
Israel and how do you cling to
defile the land and cause it to expel
HaShem?
those who commit them (18:28).