Jewish Journal

Table for Five: Achrei Mot

And Aaron shall place lots upon the two he goats: one lot “For the Lord,” and the other lot, “For Azazel.” Spiritual leader and author Eckhart Tolle noted that “after two ducks get into a fight, which ...
The Times of Israel

The Scapegoat: Shame and Guilt (Acharei Mot – Kedoshim, Covenant & Conversation 5775 on Ethics)

The strangest and most dramatic element of the service on Yom Kippur, set out in Acharei Mot (Lev. 16: 7-22), was the ritual of the two goats, one offered as a sacrifice, the other sent away into the ...
Arutz Sheva

Israel Reading: Acharei-Mot Kedoshim

The strangest and most dramatic element of the service on Yom Kippur, set out inAcharei Mot (Lev. 16: 7-22), was the ritual of the two goats, one offered as a sacrifice, the other sent away into the ...
Jewish Journal

Torah Animals and Death Practices: The Scapegoat, the Red Heifer, and the Broken-necked Heifer

Rambam says that some rules are “Supra-rational” – these are rules that appear irrational and beyond our logical understanding. He gives as examples three practices regarding animals – the Azazel, the ...