The Red Heifer’s Hidden Message
Rabbi Yitzchak Botton
Explore how the paradox of the Parah Adumah mirrors the core contradiction of human life: the same world can elevate us to holiness or pull us into impurity. We are free to slide down the 49 levels of impurity, or climb the 49 steps of wisdom. By living in the physical world while directing our actions toward the “Holy of Holies,” we choose whether to build or destroy, purify or contaminate — and define who we truly are.
