The Story of Pikuach Nefesh Begins
After a Tisha b’Av tangent, I’m back to examining midrashim on Shabbat, from the collection Mekhilta (3rd century CE). You…
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Holiness and Impurity: A Cosmic Battle Between Life and Death
In the book of Leviticus, there are three primary sources of impurity that are addressed: corpses/carcasses, scale disease, and genital…