Parshas Shemini: Freedom Through Food
Torah Parallels Parshas Shemini לעוי נשמת האדא בת מרדכי Freedom T hrough Food At the end of Parshas Shemini, following the Torah going through the hala chos of kashrus , the Torah wr ites (11:44-45), “For I am H a shem y our G - d — you are t o sa nctify yourselves and you shall become holy… and you shall not m ake your selves i mpure… For I am Hashem who brings you u p from the land of Egypt to be your G - d; you shall be holy, for I am holy.” Rashi notes that the mention of Yetziyas Mitzrayim here is not incidental, but conditional . Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim on the condition that we accept the mitzvos . What stands out, however, is the placement. Of all the mitzvos that could represent this foundational condition of our geulah , ...