Aharei Mot 5782

This is Torah Talk for the week of April 24th, 2022

Lev. 18:21             Do not allow any of your offspring to be offered up to Molech, and do not profane the name [וְלֹ֧א תְחַלֵּ֛ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם]  of your God: I am the Lord.

What does “do not profane the name” mean, and why is this the first place in the Bible to use that phrase?

This week’s handout: 29 Aharei Mot 5782

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For a more detailed discussion of this subject, see Tamar Kamionkowski’s articles here and here.

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