Holy Times (Emor, Covenant & Conversation)
The Office of Rabbi Sacks
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The Strange Structure of Devarim
Devarim is less about individual spirituality than about a society that honors the presence of God by honoring our fellow humans. Emma includes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it also tells us about the specific mitzvah of the festivals. It's the only place in the Arba Minima where the command to live in a Sukkot is mentioned. The Torah here seems to be calling Shabbat a Mo'ad, an appointed time and a Micrai Kodesh,.
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