Even long eyebrows or a cataract make one unworthy of offering God's food.
How many years has it taken to eradicate this stupidity!
Not only must one's wife be perfect, but one must be perfect themselves to be worthy of making a food sacrifice.
Curious that the same God who created eyebrows now finds some too long and unholy. Who is responsible?
Rabbi Baker said that the Torah was about what was holy, not what is moral. Morality seems to be in the domain of the secular.
Toward the end of this reading, the Torah says, “And they shall not desecrate the holy things of the children of Israel, those that they have set aside for the Lord....”
It seems particularly difficult to follow laws of holiness that are stupid (for lack of a better term).
How does one navigate through life when they have both holy rules and personal (or moral imperative) moral rules. I like the phrase that a Zen priest used, ”don't be a jerk.” What more do you need to know to not harm the world?
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