Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
This Week’s Torah Portion: Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
“You are what you eat.”
“So on Passover, I am a matzah? Flat, dry, and crumbly?”
“No, give this a chance.”
“You are what you eat.”
“Ok. On Passover, I am a matzah? A remembrance of our Exodus from Egypt.”
“And who are you on Hanukkah?”
“I am a latke, cooked in oil, to remember the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days.”
“Good, so when this week’s portion teaches us what is fit and unfit to eat, we should learn?”
“You are what you eat.”
“So Parashat Sh’mini teaches us…”
“That we should eat to be fit.”
“Not exactly what I meant, but I think you are getting the idea.”