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CONTAMINATED -Tazria-Metzora by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

CONTAMINATED! – Lev. 12-15 Tazria-Metzora – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Some tribal societies have medicine men who treat physical ailments with mystery cures. Ancient Israel left that function to the cohanim, the priests, Aaron and his descendants.   The Book of Leviticus prescribes the treatments in three … Continue reading

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GOING TO WAR by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

Two sections in the Book of Deuteronomy begin with the words  – “When you go out to war.”  The first section, Chapter 20, details rules to be followed in warfare.  Judaism never said that all was fair in love and … Continue reading

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FIGHTERS AND BUILDERS, in Israel and Hawaii by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

The last chapters of the Book of Numbers accent words and conditions that echo significantly in modern times.  Still camped on the east side of the Jordan River, Moses and his associates, Elazar the High Priest (Aaron’s son and successor … Continue reading

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