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This Week’s Dvar Torah

Emor: Giving respect where respect is due
Parshat Emor begins with a long list of commandments pertaining to the Kohanim. It was incumbent on the Kohanim to live sanctified lives. They were entrusted with the holy service in the Temple. Jewish religious life in Temple times was impossible without the service of the Kohanim.

In turn the Torah rewarded them with a very unique command.
“And you must treat them as holy, since they offer the food of your God; they shall be holy to you, for I G-d who sanctify you am holy”.
(Vayikra 21:8)

The Torah obligates every Jew to show respect and honor towards the Kohanim. Their service and dedication to the spiritual wellbeing of the nation was not to be taken for granted.

Maimonides codified this as one of the 613 commandments.
To show honor to a descendant of Aaron, and to give him precedence in all things that are holy, as it is said, “And thou shalt sanctify him” (Lev. 21:8).
(Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Positive Mitzvot 32)

Rashi in his commentary spells out the practical significance of the command.
they shall be holy to you: treat him with sanctity (as someone holy) — that he should be the first in all holy matters (e. g., the first to be called to the reading of the Torah) and that he should have the first right to recite the benedictions at a meal such as Birkat Hamazon and Hamotzi.
(Rashi Vayikra 21:8)).

We know these rituals very well. We honor the Kohanim by giving them the first “Aliyah” to the Torah. If a Kohen is present at a meal, he is given the honor of leading the “Zimun” before “Birkat Hamazon”. The law makes it clear that honoring the Kohanim is not just a feeling we have, but concrete measures we must put into place to show our appreciation.

I often wonder how many times we miss opportunities to show appreciation to those who are deserving? How many times do we take what others do for granted?

Our Parsha encourages us to show respect when respect is due. It asks us to never take what others do for granted. Most of all it urges us to never assume that people feel appreciated. Rather we must, through our actions, show our appreciation.

Wishing you all
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Yosef Benarroch
Adas Yeshurun Herzlia

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This Week’s Shabbat

Friday 13-May-2022

Shacharit	7:30 am
Mincha, Kabalt Shabbat & Maariv	7:30 pm
Candle Lighting	7:29-8:47 pm

Saturday 14-May-2022

Shacharit	9:45 am
Latest Time Shema	9:34 am
Havdala	9:53 pm

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Weekday Prayer Services

Sunday, 15-May-2022

Shacharit	9:00 am
Mincha & Maariv	7:30 pm

Monday, 16-May–2022

Shacharit	7:30 am
Mincha & Maariv	7:30 pm

Tuesday, 17-May-2022

Shacharit	7:30 am
Mincha & Maariv	7:30 pm

Wednesday, 18-May-2022

Shacharit	7:30 am
Mincha & Maariv	7:30 pm

Thursday, 19-May-2022

Shacharit	7:30 am
Mincha & Maariv	7:30 pm

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The Adam Anhang Learning Center

Virtual classes will be conducted using the Zoom app.
Meeting ID: 279 466 0776
Password: 359636

Sunday after breakfast	Sefer Hachinuch
Monday 12:00 pm	Tanach – The Book of Joshua
Tuesday 8:00 pm	Talmud (NO CLASS)
Wednesday 8:00 pm	Weekly Parsha

Listen to Rabbi Benarroch’s latest classes below:

Book of Joshua – Chapter 1 part two: The challenges of transition

Parshat Kedoshim – Civil law is also from G-d

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This Week’s Yahrzeits

Iyar 10	May 11, 2022	Rose Weinstein
Iyar 15	May 16, 2022	Rae Roseman

In loving memory we remember them. May their memory be blessed !

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