Parsha:

Kedoshim 

Description

The moon came to God with a complaint. "How can two kings rule with one crown?" the moon demanded. Overhearing the complaint, the sun would have been justified in being indignant. 'Your light is only what you receive from me!" But the sun remained silent... He who endures the "sticks and stones" of the world with grace is surely to be admired. But...what does our admiration have to do with love? In Kedoshim, we are commanded to love our neighbor as ourselves. Bur how can we be expected to love and respect someone who might have done us harm; or who looks and acts differently than we do; or for who we bear a grudge?