Post by alon on Apr 16, 2020 7:01:18 GMT -8
Name of Par’shah- 26.3 Shemini, Eighth
Par’shah- Lev 9:1 – 11:47
Haftara- 2 Sam 6:1-7:17
D’rash: Continuing to dig out actual, applicable commandments for today.
Leviticus 10:3 (ESV) Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace. Nadav and Abihu had just offered “strange fire” before the Lord; mixing pagan rites with worship of the Almighty. This would diminish our God, not glorify Him. We should not mix pagan practices with ur worship of HaShem.
Leviticus 10:9 (ESV) “Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. We should be sober in mind and body when worshiping or going before our Lord.
Leviticus 10:10 (ESV) You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean, Those things which are used in worship of Adonai are not to be used for common tasks. A Chanukkiah (Chanukkah Menorah) for example is not to be picked up and carried around for light. Or a Netti Cup (used for ritual handwashing, Netilat Yadayim) is not used for drinking or carrying water. Along the same line, we do not want to make sacred objects unclean by handling when we ourselves are unclean (tumah- ritually unavailable).
Leviticus 10:19 (ESV) And Aaron said to Moses, “Behold, today they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, and yet such things as these have happened to me! If I had eaten the sin offering today, would the Lord have approved?” We should mourn for relatives.
Leviticus 11:2 (ESV) “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. We are to make the distinction between kosher and treif foods.
Leviticus 11:3 (ESV) Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. Kosher animals.
Leviticus 11:4-8 (ESV) Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. Treif animals.
Leviticus 11:9 (ESV) “These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat. Kosher fish.
Leviticus 11:10-12 (ESV) But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you. You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. Treif fish.
Leviticus 11:13-19 (ESV) “And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, the kite, the falcon of any kind, every raven of any kind, the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind, the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl, the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture, the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. Treif birds.
Leviticus 11:20,23 (ESV) “All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you. … But all other winged insects that have four feet (see 21-22) are detestable to you. Treif insects.
Leviticus 11:21-22 (ESV) Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground. Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. Kosher insects.
Leviticus 11:24-28 (ESV) “And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean. And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you. Ritual unavailability due to touching tumah animals.
Leviticus 11:29-31 (ESV) “And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind, the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. Laws of tumah ground swarming animals.
Leviticus 11:32-33 (ESV) And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean. And if any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it. Laws of tumah for items.
Leviticus 11:34-35 (ESV) Any food in it that could be eaten, on which water comes, shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean. And everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean. Whether oven or stove, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean and shall remain unclean for you. Laws of tumah foods.
Leviticus 11:36 (ESV) Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean. Laws of tumah concerning a spring or cistern.
Leviticus 11: (ESV) And if any part of their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean, but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. Laws of tumah for seed grain.
Leviticus 11:39-40 (ESV) “And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening, and whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. Laws of tumah for dead beasts.
Leviticus 11:41-42 (ESV) “Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten. Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable. Eat nothing that crawls or swarms on the ground.
Leviticus 11:43 (ESV) You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them. Do not defile yourself.
Terms:
kosher- form of kashrut כַּשְׁרוּת- dietary laws, foods that Jews are permitted to eat.
tumah טומאה- state of ritual availability.
treif טרײף- Yiddish word for non-kosher food.
Par’shah- Lev 9:1 – 11:47
Haftara- 2 Sam 6:1-7:17
D’rash: Continuing to dig out actual, applicable commandments for today.
Leviticus 10:3 (ESV) Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace. Nadav and Abihu had just offered “strange fire” before the Lord; mixing pagan rites with worship of the Almighty. This would diminish our God, not glorify Him. We should not mix pagan practices with ur worship of HaShem.
Leviticus 10:9 (ESV) “Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. We should be sober in mind and body when worshiping or going before our Lord.
Leviticus 10:10 (ESV) You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean, Those things which are used in worship of Adonai are not to be used for common tasks. A Chanukkiah (Chanukkah Menorah) for example is not to be picked up and carried around for light. Or a Netti Cup (used for ritual handwashing, Netilat Yadayim) is not used for drinking or carrying water. Along the same line, we do not want to make sacred objects unclean by handling when we ourselves are unclean (tumah- ritually unavailable).
Leviticus 10:19 (ESV) And Aaron said to Moses, “Behold, today they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, and yet such things as these have happened to me! If I had eaten the sin offering today, would the Lord have approved?” We should mourn for relatives.
Leviticus 11:2 (ESV) “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. We are to make the distinction between kosher and treif foods.
Leviticus 11:3 (ESV) Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. Kosher animals.
Leviticus 11:4-8 (ESV) Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. Treif animals.
Leviticus 11:9 (ESV) “These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat. Kosher fish.
Leviticus 11:10-12 (ESV) But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you. You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. Treif fish.
Leviticus 11:13-19 (ESV) “And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, the kite, the falcon of any kind, every raven of any kind, the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind, the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl, the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture, the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. Treif birds.
Leviticus 11:20,23 (ESV) “All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you. … But all other winged insects that have four feet (see 21-22) are detestable to you. Treif insects.
Leviticus 11:21-22 (ESV) Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground. Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. Kosher insects.
Leviticus 11:24-28 (ESV) “And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean. And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you. Ritual unavailability due to touching tumah animals.
Leviticus 11:29-31 (ESV) “And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind, the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. Laws of tumah ground swarming animals.
Leviticus 11:32-33 (ESV) And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean. And if any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it. Laws of tumah for items.
Leviticus 11:34-35 (ESV) Any food in it that could be eaten, on which water comes, shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean. And everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean. Whether oven or stove, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean and shall remain unclean for you. Laws of tumah foods.
Leviticus 11:36 (ESV) Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean. Laws of tumah concerning a spring or cistern.
Leviticus 11: (ESV) And if any part of their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean, but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. Laws of tumah for seed grain.
Leviticus 11:39-40 (ESV) “And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening, and whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. Laws of tumah for dead beasts.
Leviticus 11:41-42 (ESV) “Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten. Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable. Eat nothing that crawls or swarms on the ground.
Leviticus 11:43 (ESV) You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them. Do not defile yourself.
Terms:
kosher- form of kashrut כַּשְׁרוּת- dietary laws, foods that Jews are permitted to eat.
tumah טומאה- state of ritual availability.
treif טרײף- Yiddish word for non-kosher food.