# Shemini 5786: Discipline and Holiness

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Podcast: [Pardes from Jerusalem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563)
Published: 2026-03-29T09:57:00+00:00
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## Resource

What if holiness begins not in peak moments—but in everyday acts of restraint? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore Parshat Shemini, moving from the dramatic highs and tragic lows of the Mishkan’s inauguration to the everyday discipline of kashrut. They examine why the Torah offers detailed dietary laws without a clear explanation, and how classical commentators understand their purpose—from physical health to spiritual refinement. The conversation ultimately reframes kashrut as a practice of restraint, shaping moral awareness and helping us live with intention in even the most ordinary acts.

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