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Leviticus 26-27
This parsha includes the blessings and cursings for living or not living the law given to the children of Israel.  We see the same concepts set out in Deu. 28.  To review the mitzvot/commandments in this parsha, go to Steven Berkson’s teaching in Part 13 at time mark 14:45 – HERE.  All of these commandments are part of the Sinai Covenant. The Sinai Covenant is the primary focus of the whole of the Torah.  Some may ask whether this covenant has any relevancy today and perhaps in an Endtime context.

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Leviticus 25-26
This parsha includes the sabbatical year, the jubilee year, redemption of property, kindness for poor brothers, and redeeming a poor man.  These laws are a continuation of the laws that were initiated at Sinai and are part of what God defines as being holy, and to be in a special relationship with Him.  For a review of the mitzvot/commandments in this parsha, go to Steve Berkson’s teaching in Part 12 and begin at time mark 46 minutes – HERE.  In our review of the feasts last week, we outlined the covenants God requires to be in a relationship with Him.

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Leviticus 21-24
In this review, we will focus on the 23th chapter of Leviticus/Veyikra because there is so much important theology linked to this one chapter.  This chapter outlines God’s appointed times when God’s people are to meet with Him.  Though there are many aspects that can be linked and discussed in connection with God’s Holy days, this review will consider – the stages of a developing relationship with the Messiah and the covenants associated with each stage.

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Leviticus 16-20
In our review for last week, we heard Rabbi Sacks set out the ethical aspects of Kings, Priests and Prophets.  Those aspects included Wisdom, Justice and Holiness for which traits fathers of families should develop.  Moreover, Rabbi Sacks finishes his discussion on this parsha by saying that Leviticus 19 does make sense when we look at Holiness in terms of making order.

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Leviticus 19-20
In this portion, the concept of Holiness is set out when the Lord declares – You are holy because I am holy.  But really the 19th Chapter of Leviticus is about the ultimate statements of morality in the Torah.  In this video teaching by Lord Rabbi Sacks, Rabbi Sacks considers the 19th chapter of Leviticus in the broader context of the Torah by considering the three ethical aspects of the King, the Prophet and the Priest.  And because the father of the home is to be essentially a King and Priest and also a Prophet to his family, these same virtues of Wisdom, Justice and Holiness of the King, Priest and Prophet are to be developed in the character of the father and probably also the mother.