S3E7 Kedoshim 2023

In this week's parsha, Kedoshim, we learn about how to be holy. But what does it mean to be holy, or kadosh? Not what you might think! Being holy has to do with how we live our everyday lives. God wants to make sure that we can come close to Him by being as similar to Him as possible. He teaches us what we need to do and what qualities we need to acquire in order to be holy. Some examples of ways we need to act in order to be kadosh include: Honoring our father and mother Making sure the poor are fed by leaving over some of our harvest for them to take Being careful to pay people on time for the work they do Not giving people bad advice they don't know is bad advice Judging others favorably Not cheating people in business Many of these laws connect to character traits we should strive to acquire, such as generosity, kindness, empathy and honesty.