Thoughts for Your Table – Parshat Kedoshim 5784 – Be Holy and Sanctify My Name

דַּבֵּר אֶל־כׇּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם קְדֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי ה' אֱ-לֹהֵיכֶם׃ Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, your God, Hashem, am holy. (19:2) The Midrash makes a very enigmatic statement on this verse. Hashem is saying to us , "If you sanctify yourselves, I […]