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   The Meaning: You Shall Be Holy for I Am Holy

   What does the commandment “You shall be holy for I am holy” mean? Our relationship with G-d is complex. We contribute as much and even more than we receive.

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   What Does It Mean to Be Holy?

   “Holy” signifies being committed to the greater good — acting on behalf of others rather than self. Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for a short discussion of what it means to be holy. Learn how you can create holiness in your own life.

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   A Holy Land

   Just as there were two primary modes of sanctification of the Land—the “conquest” mode of the First Temple Era and the “settlement” mode of the Second Temple Era—so, too, are there two modes of sanctification in the macrocosmic endeavor of life.