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The search for spirituality in times of distress teaches us that it is not against the Lord that we should react to the tragedies that human beings cause. Being responsible for our actions and the actions of others that cause consequences to the world around us is the only way to achieve change and correct or improve what others may have done wrong or incorrectly.

Acharei Mot is a parashah that resonates with us. Precisely, it is the parashah that we read on Yom Kippur. It is the one that surely reverberates with us every time we re read it because it lists those restrictions regarding sexual conduct and forbidden relationships.