Hacham David Eben Khalifa


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A few quotes from the Rabbi on 'Love of Israel'
in which he teaches that a sacrifice is not accepted unless those involved are as one person

"Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, when a person from among you presents an offering". "A person" indicates that the sacrifice is not willingly accepted unless those involved in the sacrifice are as one person, in complete unity and love. People should not comport themselves saying one thing and believing another; what they say and feel should be identical, free of gratuitous hatred - as was the case in the First Temple, where they were not punished, despite idol worship, for their heart was united in love and brotherhood. Not as in the case of the Second Temple which, despite Torah learning and the total absence of idol worship, was destroyed because of gratuitous hatred and idle talk, for their hearts were not united in love and brotherhood, and they could not be termed "a person".

Michlal Yoffi, Vayikra weekly reading portion, pp. 217 – 218. Printed by Maghreb Printing, Jerusalem 1990
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