Taking Hold of Torah: Jewish Commitment and Community in America
Arnold M. Eisen
1997
Leviticus
Ritual and Community
The Book of Leviticus is not terribly popular among American Jews of my acquaintance. […] Leviticus seems so repetitive, so anachronistic. […] [The] book is in many cases offensive to contemporary convictions and sensibilities. […]
Only recently have I come to see what I for so long missed in Leviticus, and to…
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