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May 15, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Emor 5785 (2025) Leviticus 21:1-23:24 (Haftorah: Ezekiel 44:15-31) Emor, the name of the Torah portion in Hebrew, means “to speak”. The portion contains specific instructions to the priests. Priests...
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May 8, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5785 (2025) Leviticus 16:1-20:27 (Haftorah: Amos 9:7-15) This week’s Torah portion has two names for its two parts. Acharei Mot, the name of the Torah portion in Hebrew, means...
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May 1, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Leviticus 12:1-16:33 (Haftorah: 2. Kings 7:3-20) This week’s Torah portion presents more laws regarding ritual purity and impurity. Its name refers to two specific aspects. Tazriah-Metzora*, the name of the...
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April 24, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Leviticus 9:1-11:47 (Haftorah: 2. Samuel 6:1-19) Shemini, the name of the Torah portion in Hebrew, means eight. Numbers in Hebrew have an equivalent letter and corresponding meanings. Number eight is even better than a...
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April 22, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen On each January 27, the world observes the International Holocaust Memorial Day so designated due to the liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army in 1945. Spring has a different day. One specific story of desperation and...
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April 18, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Numbers 9:1-14; 28:19-25 During Pesach, which we know as the Passover Festival, we celebrate the end of slavery. Passover is often connected to the Hebrew word dror, freedom or liberty. As we recall the story of Passover in...
