"...The verses in this parsha let me down." — Parashat Emor and Disability Justice

At our May 6th Saturday Morning Shabbat service, Rabbi Deena reflected on the difficult verses in Parashat Emor which ban people with certain physical disabilities from serving as priests. In the light of the disability rights movement, how can we do better?

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

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