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What’s the Point of Holiness?

JL;DR SUMMARY Jeremy England explores the concept of holiness in Judaism through the story of Korah's rebellion against Moses and Aaron, as told in the Torah. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish LawShabbatTempleTorah InterpretationHolinessEgalitarianismKorahSeparationKedushaDivine Connection

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is kadosh, and according to halakha, this means that Jewish visitors may prostrate themselves on floor stones in worship in a manner that would be forbidden anywhere else (Leviticus 26:1)."
Egypt
"when Isaiah lived, Jerusalem was a backwater, devoid of ports or major rivers, tucked away among the hills on the road from mighty Egypt to splendid Assyria and Mesopotamia."
American Samoa
"when Isaiah lived, Jerusalem was a backwater, devoid of ports or major rivers, tucked away among the hills on the road from mighty Egypt to splendid Assyria and Mesopotamia."

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