Hukkat

Red Cow, Red Blood, Red Dye:
Staring Death & Life in the Face

By Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Rabbi Phyllis Berman*

The Torah-portion Hukkat (Num. 19 through 21) calls our attention to what looks at first like paradox.

Literally "looks," for the paradoxes appear before the eyes.    Read more »

Rabbi Michael Graetz

Hukkat
Rabbi Michael Graetz
From Pinah Masortit #135a (vol. 3) MASORTI@JTSA.EDU (Masorti: Torah and News from the Masorti Movement in Israel)
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The subject of the Parah Adumah ("red cow") is much in the news today (Num. 19:1ff). One of the more fascinating aspects of this parasha is the exegesis found in the tradition concerning the qualities of the red cow.    Read more »