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A Whole Lotta Leviticus: Our Traditional (Untraditional) Torah Study for Season 7

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality

5.0531 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In our Season 7 finale, Hanna again poses as a yeshiva bocher. Shira takes her through a very special double Torah portion: Achrei Mot-Kedoshim Leviticus 16:1–20:27. She talks about why Leviticus is such a grab bag of rules and laws with seemingly no real narrative order, some of the more controversial laws on sex, homosexuality and female impurity and how to view this part of the Torah as a guide to holiness in daily life, especially in a contemporary world that is often too cruel. 

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where each week we apply Jewish tradition and two he goats to talk about something that is live in our lives. I'm Rabbi Shira Stutman. And I'm Hannah Rosen. We're very sad today, Hannah. I know. We're very sad. I know. Because it's the last episode of season seven, lucky season seven. I know. Where you're going to be off gallivanting in beautiful Aspen Summer, I'm going to be all alone here in Washington, D.C.

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