{"id":8617,"date":"2023-05-01T05:26:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T04:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/?p=8617"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:50:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T16:50:04","slug":"parshat-acharie-mot-kedoshim-by-rabbi-michael-skobac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/nl\/parshat-acharie-mot-kedoshim-by-rabbi-michael-skobac\/","title":{"rendered":"Parshat Acharei Mot \/ Kedoshim \u2013 Kijk naar beneden!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the major elements in this week\u2019s double Torah portion (Acharei Mot \/ Kedoshim, Leviticus 16-20) are the Temple service for Yom Kipuur (the Day of Atonement) and the list of prohibited sexual relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we observe Yom Kippur, the Torah reading in the morning is the description of the Temple service found in chapter 16. The Torah reading for the afternoon of Yom Kippur is the prohibited sexual relationships found in chapter 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the first of these readings <a><\/a>is reasonable, the second seems totally inappropriate. Yom Kippur comes at the end of the Ten Days of Repentance that begins with Rosh HaShanah (the Jewish New Year). And this period is preceded by the month of Elul \u2013 30 days spent preparing for the High Holidays. The afternoon of Yom Kippur is the high point of these 40 days of intense spiritual work. Do we really need to hear at this elevated moment that we are not allowed to have relations with our parents, siblings or barnyard animals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encounter a similar problem in Deuteronomy chapter 19 that discusses the Cities of Refuge that were set up in Israel where people who kill unintentionally can flee from relatives seeking vengeance. We were originally commanded to set up six such cities (Numbers 35:9-15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then, Deuteronomy 19:8-9 speaks about a time when the people of Israel will be fully observant of the Torah and God will fully expand our borders (Maimonides says this is referring to the Messianic Age) \u2013 and we are to establish three additional Cities of Refuge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heeft dit enige zin? In de toekomstige messiaanse utopie zal er niet veel meer gemoord worden. We zouden de Vluchtsteden wellicht helemaal kunnen afschaffen, of in ieder geval een paar ervan. Maar waarom zouden we er dan nog meer nodig hebben?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waarom moeten we op de heiligste dag van het jaar gewaarschuwd worden voor incest en bestialiteit, en waarom zijn er tijdens het Messiaanse tijdperk nog meer vluchtsteden nodig?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit zijn in wezen beide hetzelfde probleem. Na 40 dagen van innerlijk werk en het bereiken van een hoog niveau van spirituele groei op Jom Kippur, zouden we niet gewaarschuwd hoeven te worden voor dingen die we zelfs op de slechtste dagen van het jaar niet zouden overwegen. En in het Messiaanse tijdperk, waarin de wereld op het hoogste niveau leeft, zullen we zeker geen extra vluchtsteden nodig hebben voor de extra moorden die zullen plaatsvinden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In beide situaties draait het om de vraag hoe we onszelf staande kunnen houden zodra we de hoogte hebben bereikt. In films zie je altijd wel iemand op de richel van een hoog gebouw staan die iedereen hoort roepen: &quot;Kijk niet naar beneden!&quot; In de fysieke wereld is dat ook zo. Als je op een hoogte bent en bang bent om te vallen, kijk dan niet naar beneden!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p>Maar in het spirituele rijk, wanneer je heel hoog bent geklommen, schuilt het grote gevaar in zelfgenoegzaamheid en de gedachte dat je daar voor altijd zult blijven. Je zou al je goede verhalen kunnen gaan geloven en denken dat je het hebt bereikt en dat al je oude demonen voorgoed verdwenen zijn. Wanneer het erom gaat het bereikte hoge niveau te behouden, kan het juist heel nuttig zijn om naar beneden te kijken! Besef dat er geen magische touwen zijn die je daar boven op je plek houden, en dat je, tenzij je zeer waakzaam bent, tot vreselijke daden in staat zou kunnen zijn.<\/p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Door Rabbijn Michael Skobac<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 Copyright, alle rechten voorbehouden. Als je dit artikel leuk vond, moedigen we je aan om het verder te verspreiden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Onze blogs kunnen tekst\/quotes\/verwijzingen\/links bevatten die auteursrechtelijk beschermd materiaal bevatten van <a href=\"https:\/\/mechon-mamre.org\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mechon-Mamre.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aish.nl<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sefaria.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chabad.org<\/a>en\/of <a href=\"https:\/\/asknoah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VraagNoah.org<\/a>die we gebruiken in overeenstemming met hun beleid.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the major elements in this week\u2019s double Torah portion (Acharei Mot \/ Kedoshim, Leviticus 16-20) are the Temple service for Yom Kipuur (the Day of Atonement) and the list of prohibited sexual relationships. 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