The contents of Leviticus are diverse but unified by the theme of holiness. The first seven chapters delineate the major types of sacrifices undertaken by Israelites individually and as a community.

Rabbi Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein, founder and Director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute. He is an academic and prolific writer, notably of ‘Same God, Other God’. His friends include popes, imams, ...

This week’s Torah reading, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, brings us to the part of Leviticus known as the “Holiness Code.” In enjoining Israel to be a holy nation, a nation of priests, how does Leviticus view ...

The Holiness Code in Leviticus contains a well-known list of illicit sexual practices. Two infamous verses (18.22 and 20.13) have been widely interpreted as forbidding sex acts between two adult males ...

To The Editor: A letter writer stated "Scripture has told us that 'man shall not lie with another as with a woman.' Could it be any plainer that homosexuality is wrong?" The writer doesn't realize ...