Our parsha gets its name from the second verse, K'doshim tiheyu ki k'dosh Ani HaShem Elokim. Meaning Holy ones you Will be...for holy am I. I am HaShem your G*D (leviticus 19:2). K'doshim is found halfway through the study of Torah, at the very center or heart of the Torah. It is the essence of the Torah. In this parsha HaShem is calling His people to be holy. But what exactly does that mean? Is it a command? Is it found in the physical realm or in the spiritual realm outside of time and space? It is HaShem's word beloved. And it is those words that He speaks over us that empower us to be holy. As with the Shabbat, we don't make it holy, HaShem made it holy. We are to "remember" it and "keep" it holy. We are to guard it and cherish it and protect the holiness of the day. Holiness is not something achieved beloved, it is found. Found in living out the Torah and blessing HaShem everyday in the midst of our daily lives. It is found in the choices we make. If you want to learn the ways of HaShem and learn how we can reflect His holiness in the world, read K'doshim, if you want to know how to love your neighbor as yourself, read K'doshim.
Shalom, Emunah, Ahavah.
Elisheva
Chabad offers an insightful teaching on the Omer it can be accessed at
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/42915/jewish/The-Morrow-of=the-Shabbat.htm
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