Parsha:

Tzav 

Description

Parshat Tzav opens with a discussion of two mitzvot that, at their base, instruct the kohanim to perform a most menial chore, that instructs them to "take out the trash." The first, the mitzvah of terumat hadeshen...by taking a shovelful of these ashes and moving them to the floor of the chatzer... The second, hotza'at hadeshen...and clear away the larger pile of ashes that had accumulated... ...even the most "menial" task can be imbued in holiness and teach us once again to appreciate that, for Jews, holiness cannot be separate from the everyday...