

Parshat Aharei Mot/K'doshim
"The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 'Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your G-d, am holy.'" Though we begin this Shabbat reading from Aharei Mot, the chapter that describes Yom Kippur rituals and observance, the above opening lines of K'doshim capture the essential theme of this important double portion: Since we all contain a spark of the Divine, we must strive to be holy, as He is, in every aspect of our spiritual and p