Sanctifying the Name (Rabbi Sacks on Emor, Covenant & Conversation)
The Office of Rabbi Sacks
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Kidush and Gilo Lashem - The Role of the Sage in the Moral Life
When people associate religiosity with integrity, decency, humility and compassion, that is aid hashem. When they come to associate it with contempt for others and for the law, the result is a iloashem. This is also a hilo la shem, a desecration of god's name. For almost two thousand years, the jewish people was without a home land, civil rights, security and the ability to shape its destiny and fate. By definition, a pariah cannot be a positive roll model. To be a jew is to be dedicated to the proposition that loving god means loving his image human.
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