Kedoshim
#ThisWeeksTorahPortion
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Kedoshim, K’doshim, or Qedoshim (ืงึฐืึนืฉึดืืืโ โ Hebrew for “holy ones,” the 14th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 30th weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the seventh in the Book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 19:1โ20:27. The parashah tells of the laws of holiness and ethical behavior, repeats the ten commandments, and describes penalties for sexual transgressions. The parashah is made up of 3,229 Hebrew letters, 868 Hebrew words, 64 verses, and 109 lines in a Torah Scroll (ืกึตืคึถืจ ืชึผืึนืจึธืโ, Sefer Torah).
๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐: Leviticus 19-20
๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: This weekโs Torah portion is entitled Kedoshim which translates to: โThe Holy Onesโ and in it we read about honoring our parents, not over harvesting our fields so the poor can glean from them, welcoming the immigrant and overall how to deal justly with our neighbor. One verse in particular impacted me:
โYou shall do no injustice in court.โ -Leviticus 19:15
Sadly in our court system injustice is done and many need to realize this is just as much of a sin as lying, stealing and unlawful sexual relations and yet there are many who say they believe the Bible and yet do not care about injustice in the courts when it comes to Blacks. There is no way you can say you believe scripture and not care about justice being done in the courts. My people should know our justice and recompense will ultimately come from The Almighty because His word prioritizes justice. We must put action with our faith to help bring justice to our community.
This weekโs Torah portion shows us that there is no way to be Holy without being just.
๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/How-Do-COURTS-TREAT-AFRICAN-AMERICANS_tbl2_228189367
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: How are justice and holiness connected?
๐ ๐๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐คโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!