Becoming Holy: K’doshim Ti’h’yu

K’doshim Ti’h’yu Ki Kadosh Ani
K'doshim Hebrew text
You shall be Holy, for I am Holy. (Leviticus 19:2)

We take upon ourselves the Mitzvah of becoming Holy, for that is who we truly are. To be holy means to practice kindness and compassion towards ourselves, our family, friends and community. Our love is imbued with the knowledge that the “other” is one with the “self.”

Everything we do as holy community rests on the strength and commitment of these words:
V’Ahavta L’rayacha Kamocha
Vahavta Hebrew text
You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Leviticus 19:18)

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