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March 21, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
2014/5774 (Triennial I): A Strange Fire? In this week's Torah portion, Aaron's sons Nadav and Avihu bring an "eish zarah," a strange fire, to the tabernacle and instead of having their gift accepted, they are personally consumed by a fire from God. What went wrong? What was this strange fire that God not only rejected but caused God to kill them? Can we learn anything from this episode about how we should or should not approach God in our worship? Join the class to find out! Classes from other years... 2013/5773 -- Why Is Pig So Unkosher? Details of Photo The Death of Nadab and Abihu, engraving by[...]
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April 5, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Why Is Pig So Unkosher? Pigs (or "swine") are seen as the most un-kosher animal. To what extent is this true? Does the Torah designate pig as unkosher as the rabbis seem to do? And is it possible that one day...pigs could be kosher?!?!
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