Parshat Shmini — Leviticus 9:1-11:47 – The American Israelite Newspaper

Parshat Shmini — Leviticus 9:1-11:47 – The American Israelite Newspaper

Efrat, Israel – “And it happened on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel” (Leviticus 9:1)   One of the most moving rituals of the Jewish week, at the advent of the eighth day, is the havdalah (“separation”) ceremony, when we intone a sweet-sad melody to the chant, “Behold, the Lord of my salvation in whom I trust and thus I do not fear,” as we bid a sorrowful farewell to the warm comfort of the fleeting …

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