Tzav / Shabbat haGadol

I always feel a bit vain posting sermons here, but several people expressed interest who couldn't attend yesterday's service. It was the first time I'd been asked to preach in my home community in Cambridge; I was very flattered to be asked because the community expect their sermons pretty scholarly. And it went exceptionally well, multiple people gave me really nice compliments (my favourite: That was far too short, I wish I could've gone on listening to you for longer). In particular several people said it was really helpful in preparing for Pesach, so maybe some of my friends may get something out of it. Thanks especially to angelofthenorth, my preaching co-conspirator, who helped me with the initial idea for this.

This is assuming a lot of context, and I'm entirely happy to explain anything that doesn't make sense. Equally I will not be at all offended if you're uninterested in my interpretation of yesterday's readings.

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