Kedoshim 5782

This is Torah Talk for the week of May 1st, 2022

Lev. 20:9    If anyone insults his father or his mother, he shall be put to death; he has insulted his father and his mother—his bloodguilt is upon him [דָּמָ֥יו בּֽוֹ].

Why does Leviticus 20 seem to repeat Leviticus 18, and how can we explain the almost unique expression דמיהם בם and its irregular use in this chapter?

This week’s handout: 30 Kedoshim 5782

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Tags: Baruch Levine, Baruch Schwartz, Ezek 18:13, Gersonides, Holiness Code, Jacob Milgrom, Leviticus 20, Rashbam, Rashi