May 05, 2005 • Page Image 111
…Torah Portion/Synagogues One's Deeds Determine One's Holiness Shabbat Kedoshim: Leviticus 19:1-20:27; Amos 9:7-15. I 've always found it interesting to see how religious systems under- stand and define "holiness," for it helps us to appreciate the theology of another's faith. In our Jewish tradition, holiness or kedushah is beautifully expressed in this week's Torah reading, whose operative verse is, "You will be holy because I, the Lord y...…

















































