Parashat Acharei Mot opens with the tragic story of Nadav and Avihu, whose yearning for God was too intense for this world. But yet Parashat Kedoshim begins with a call to holiness, insisting that we can indeed experience Godliness in this world: "You shall be holy, for I, Hashem your God, am holy." So just what does it really mean to be holy?

The two Torah portions of Acharei Mot and Kedoshim (Leviticus 16 : 1 - 20 : 27) are read on Shabbat, 12 Iyar 5785 - May 10, 2025