R. Avital Hochstein on Parashat Emor: Where Do Sinners Come From?
In Parashat Emor, we encounter the story of the blasphemer. This blasphemer undermines, degrades, and treats with levity the very foundation of the religious system—the root of faith and the bedrock of the world. Yet various midrashim, in their characteristic fashion, are not satisfied with a dry, factual account.
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