Practiced What They Preached

A crucial lesson for all from the obligations of the High Priest

How can I possibly be holy if I don’t know what holiness is?

If baldness is good, why can’t I take a razor to my head?

Aaron lost two sons and God did not explain why.

Did God forgive the the sin of the Jewish people despite our stiff-neckedness or because of it?

Nobody like to be called the wicked son on Passover. Is the label ever deserved?

Bringing an offering to the Temple was within the means of even the poorest people, but bringing it correctly required attentiveness.

Shabbos is so beautiful and peaceful. Does it need a death penalty to be enforced?

Every Jew was required to give a half-shekel, no more, no less. Why?

When faced with a tough choice affecting the nation, the High Priest could consult a supernatural device that gave infallible answers.

Why would God command us to make prohibited sculptures on the holiest object in the Holy Temple?