Light from the Future: Parshas Emor

1. Emor – Anticipation Much, if not most, of life is spent waiting for something. Judaism wants us to utilize waiting for the right thing. Of all things the thing we should…
2. Emor – “Before I Speak, I’d Like to Say a Few Words” We should never be hesitant to repeat our words. The second time we say something may be the first time it was heard and penetrated.
3. Emor – Buy a Ticket Life in so many ways is like buying winning a lottery. The odds are totally against winning if you don’t buy a ticket… L
4. Emor – Celebrating Giving Charity is both objective and subjective. It is objective because its main goal is to help the needy regardless of the donor’s attitude. It is…
5. Emor – Counting the Omer A mature way of living is to discern between things that are just a means to an end and those that represent the end. When we realize what the end…
6. Emor – Crossing the Bridge We see now, paradoxically, more selfishness and more selflessness. We are crossing the bridge into the Messianic Age that links Galus to Geulah. We…
7. Emor – Double Talk People respect those who respect themselves. Much of anti-Jewish sentiment can be traced to the phenomenon of Jews trying to hide their identity.
8. Emor – Every Day a Mitzvah Time is more than just something we pass through, it is a creation of G-d. The objective of Torah is to refine and elevate all of G-d’s creations…
9. Emor – High Fiving There can be no greater way of getting something than by giving. It is the difference between acquiring something that is enduring as opposed to that…
10. Emor – How Old Are You? A 70 year old person is really only 18 if we subtract the time we are unproductive. We can remedy this lacuna if we harness all of our activities,…
11. Emor – Jump Higher There is a myth that we have to jump over obstacles. In truth, we have to keep on skipping, jumping and dancing even when the obstacles have long been…
12. Emor – Know Your Place According to the Talmud, a wise person is one who knows his place. We have to use our minds to the fullest even as we recognize the limits of our…
13. Emor – Lag B’omer-Removing Barriers Lag B’Omer is the Holiday of unity and love. Lag B’Omer is the Holiday that removes the barrier between the revealed and esoteric parts of Torah. When…
14. Emor – My Father Was a Kohain… Being a biological Kohain is mostly hereditary. Being a Kohain in the spiritual sense is in reach of every Jew.
15. Emor – No Holds Barred Education Our youth is more receptive today to the message of Judaism, particularly its spiritual and mystical dimension. Our youth’s rebelliousness is an asset…
16. Emor – Soul Bank and Trust Company Doing good does not always yield good results in the present day and age. All of our Mitzvos are stored in a bank. In the Messianic Age we will be…
17. Emor – The Life Affirming Kohain The inevitability of death is grossly exaggerated. Judaism believes not only in the immortality of the soul, but also in the eventual restoration of…
18. Emor – The Significant Insignificant Omer Nothing in life is insignificant. Indeed, some of the most exciting discoveries are in those aspects of life that appear tangential and marginal.
19. Emor – The Ultimate Synthesis Modern science claims that humans are really advanced animals. Torah maintains that we are G-dly beings cast in an animal body. Our goal is to tame…
20. Emor – Transcending Our Nature Judaism focuses on the need to change our negative traits. Chassidic thought goes a step further. We also need to change the nature of our positive…

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