Leviticus 18 and 20 condemn sexual sins using several harsh terms; toevah, zimmah, chesed, tevel. Do these terms have specific meanings and what do they tell us about the Torah’s reason for forbidding incest?
Dr.
Yitzhaq Feder
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Reading the Torah portion Acharei Mot, “After the Death,” as an opportunity for infusing life into the biblical text.
Prof.
Shawna Dolansky
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A polyphonic approach to reading the Torah
Prof. Rabbi
David Frankel
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Originally Leviticus 18 prohibited homosexual incest with a man’s father (v. 7) and his uncle (v. 14). When the prohibition of male homosexual intercourse was added, the Torah modified the aforementioned laws and consequently changed the meaning of לגלות ערוה “to uncover nakedness.”
Dr.
Idan Dershowitz
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Deuteronomy (23:18) states “Let there be no kadesh among the sons of Israel,” referring to ritualized male prostitution. What does this imply about regular male prostitution?
Dr. Hacham
Isaac S. D. Sassoon
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