<ol><li>Can you think of a time where spontaneity is important in your life?</li><li>Considering Nadav and Avihu’s misplaced ‘enthusiasm, is there ever a time where we should hold back on our expressions of excitement?</li><li>What are some other examples of "korbanot gone bad” in the Torah?</li></ol><p><em>These questions come from this week’s Family Edition to Rabbi Sacks’ Covenant & Conversation. For an interactive, multi-generational study, check out the full edition at www.RabbiSacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/shemini/spontaneity-good-or-bad/</em></p>

Discussion questions for Parshat Shemini exploring spontaneity versus structure through the story of Nadav and Avihu, based on Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversat

Around the Shabbat Table

An essay by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on the balance between structure and spontaneity in religious life, focusing on Parshat Shemini.

Covenant & Conversation

Shemini

An exploration of the tragedy of Nadav and Avihu, contrasting the roles of the Priest and Prophet to understand the balance between structure and spontaneity.

Around the Shabbat Table

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