Vayikra - 2021

Chevre, this week’s parsha is וַיִּקְרָא (Vayikra). Sefer Vayikra in the Gemara (Talmud) is called the Book of the Cohanim (Priests). This is where all the sacrifices are spelled out. Now that we have the Mishkan (see last week), we need to know how to use it. Here are all the details we need to get the most out of our Data Center. And similarly to how AWS works to secure and protect our customers, there is room for mistakes. There are offerings that are given when a mistake is made (think of automatic backups to protect customer data). There is even a thought that during the 3rd Temple that there will not be animal sacrifices. Rav Kook writes [1] that the leniency to eat meat was only temporary. It’s an interesting topic to consider. I personally am not vegetarian, but know many vegetarians and this thought is totally doable and acceptable according to Halacha. May we all find our path to serving the one above in our own best ways. Shabbat Shalom.