{"id":45765,"date":"2018-12-16T08:30:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=45765"},"modified":"2022-07-08T16:32:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T13:32:10","slug":"ancient-concerns-modern-sensibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/ancient-concerns-modern-sensibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Concerns, Modern Sensibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[708,738,402],"acf":{"old_id":"45765","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":34285,"related_cahpter":"111","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"When it comes to disqualifying physical blemishes in leaders, we have not moved much beyond Leviticus","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following several chapters which fan out to national concerns &#8212; particularly instructions for achieving holiness &#8212; Chapter 21 returns us to the highly circumscribed world of the priests. Striving for holiness is a national concern, but its primary practitioners and agents are clearly the kohanim. Consider how many times &#8211; and in how many forms &#8211; the root word \u2018kadosh\u2019 appears in this chapter, punctuating each unit of instruction directed at priests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the priests, the contours of the holy reach to the most intimate of spaces: in marriage and at the death of close relatives, priests are expected to make choices that uphold and reflect the sanctity of their job. As we saw in chapters 8 and 9, devoting one\u2019s life to divine service is a total commitment. The upsides are tremendous, but the sacrifices are steep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the dedication of the mishkan, Nadav and Avihu\u2019s \u201cunwarranted fire\u201d made clear that the stakes are extremely high. Remaining a part of the inner circle &#8212; and thereby facilitating a national life of holiness&#8211; requires strict allegiance to the highly choreographed script of priestly life. But not all deviations from the script rely on personal choice. At the end of chapter 21, we read that a priest who finds himself with a physical \u201cblemish\u201d cannot serve in his inherited capacity. If he is blind, has a broken limb, uneven limbs or a growth in his eye, he cannot serve. \u00a0He will not be cast off or left to his own devices; he can eat from the foods designated for priests, from the \u201choly of holies\u201d. But he cannot enter the areas reserved for priests or act as a mediator of divine service. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To a modern reader, this clause is hard to swallow. Why should a priest\u2019s physical appearance be a significant factor in a priest\u2019s capacity to serve? And if there are barriers to service, why are there no moral requirements? Why does the Torah care about the aesthetic and the visual when it comes to spiritual leaders?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But can we look ourselves in the eye and say honestly that we have moved beyond this today?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover photo: wikiblog.info\u00a0 (How many differently abled or even unattractive people do you see in the picture of those who we have chosen to serve us publicly?)<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":45766,"id":45766,"title":"global leaders g20 summit","filename":"global-leaders-g20-summit.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/global-leaders-g20-summit.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/ancient-concerns-modern-sensibilities\/global-leaders-g20-summit\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"global-leaders-g20-summit","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":45765,"date":"2018-12-16 06:29:08","modified":"2018-12-16 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