Aliya Summary: Although the Priestly families were divided into many
shifts, each serving in the Temple in their designated turn, a Kohen
always retains the right to come to the Temple and personally offer his
personal sacrifices. This Aliya then contains prohibitions against
divination, fortunetelling and similar occult practices. Instead of
probing into the future we are commanded to put our faith and trust in
G‑d.
The implication here is that we must not "learn to
do" the terrible things, but we may learn about them in order to
understand their ways and to better instruct our fellow Jews in this
topic. (Tur Shulchan Aruch, based on the Gemara). This can be applied to
countering groups dedicated to targeting Jews, such as Jews for Jesus.
We are instructed to "know how to respond" to such occult and cult
tactics.
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