TORAH.ORG PARASHAT KEDOSHIM: "Ani YHVH": The Basis for the Moral Society by Yitzchak Etshalom

I "ANI YHVH" - THE REFRAIN OF OUR PARASHAH It seems clear that the theme of the first half of our Sedra (Chapter 19) is Ani YHVH - "I am YHVH." This phrase repeats, with slight variations, 16 times - within 37 verses! This anomaly demands explanation.