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Podcast: The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
Episode: Emor – Spiritual Fingerprint (5782)
Description: The Kohanic family is the most prestigious and sanctified family in our nation. Direct descendants of the legendary Aaron, this family was consecrated as the priests of our nation. They oversee the temple and its operations, they do the service of the Temple, they process the sacrifices – they are the spiritual leaders of our people. Given their stature, they are bound by laws that apply to no other people. Our Parsha begins with two of those laws, namely the laws governing who they can and cannot marry, and the laws governing to which deceased people they can and cannot be...