We read a lot of this portion on Yom Kippur. Is it too "heavy" for a regular Shabbos?
What? Can this be "too heavy" for us in the middle of this Pandemic Crisis? Can anything be?
After 9/11 a lot of people "pulled together". Now WE ARE PREVENTED FROM BEING TOGETHER!
Yes, some people are sending food for the overworked "front liners".
Others are bringing food to the elderly or underprivileged.
Some people even drop off food for Rabbi A in quarantine!

Yes in the portion at the beginning G-d reminds us "my sanctuary dwells in your midst", and
the next portion mentions we are here to Be Holy or Become Holy
BUT ARE WE BECOMING HOLIER? I see different approaches in the following:
Rabbi David Aron of Israelite proposed the idea this week of "different kinds of selfishness"- that
create different objectives of individuals - who are all wanting to be closer to G-dliness - that is, holiness.
Rabbi Neria's writings on this portion proposed the idea of "universal holiness" as the objective of:
Yom Kippur
These two portions - and -
Every Jewish person - that is to change the world.
Are these ideas "too heavy" for today.? Do We ALL JUST WANT TO SURVIVE THIS!? Is that enough?
I believe the G-dly objectives today can be learned from the wisdom in this double portion.
Acharei means after
Moass means the death of ... The children of Aron ... priestly leadership
The portions come in the middle of "sacrifices temple worship ... etc...