Are you a:: Youth; Parent & Family; Educator; Rabbi or Cantor; Jewish Community Professional; LGBTQ Jew; Visit our store

Difference and the Service of the Lord (Parashat Emor)

April 30, 2010 | By Amy Soule

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Leviticus

Torah Portion: Emor

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author writes of the restrictions on who is able to offer sacrifices to God in this Torah portion, explaining that any kind of physical difference renders one ineligible to serve God as a religious leader. She discusses the different leaders and characters throughout Torah who have physical differences and disabilities. She believes that the Torah contradicts itself in this portion, as it also states that we are all created in the image of God.

Back to resources