parsha bit: Acharei Mot - K'doshim

[cellio]

This week's parsha commands us "be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy". What does it mean to be holy? Nachmanides says it is not just keeping the commandments. A man can fulfill the law but still not be a nice person. Because one can always find loopholes in the law, he says, people will do so. To "be holy", according to Nachmanides, is to not use those loopholes, nor to over-indulge in things permitted by the torah. (Commentary on Lev 19:2)

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Re: Not to come across as a creepy stalker, but....

[skjaere.livejournal.com]

Thank you for taking the time to write this out. I really appreciate it! I'm thinking of going with the pattern on this page (http://www.silverdor.org/viking/vikingad.html), since it's really handy (for me at least) to have some sort of visual to work from. I've bookmarked the resource page. It looks really helpful. Thank you!

Re: Not to come across as a creepy stalker, but....

[cellio]

That looks like a good pattern, and it avoids one of the problems in mine. Thanks for the link!