Ari Shishler

Emor in a Nutshell The name of the Parshah, “Emor,” means “speak” and it is found in Leviticus 21:1. The Torah section of Emor (“Speak”) begins with the special laws pertaining to the kohanim (“priests”), the kohen gadol (“high priest”), and the Temple service: A kohen may not become ritually impure through contact with a dead body, save on the occasion of the death of a close relative. A kohen may not marry a divorcee, or a woman with a promiscuous past; a kohen gadol can marry only a virgin.

Likkutei Sichot - Vol. 27: שבת הגדול Shabbat HaGadol Likkutei Sichot: Likkutei Sichot

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