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Crowns and a Small Aleph
Posted on March 31, 2017 Leave a Comment
It is not just the stories and laws and words of the Torah that have meaning. We are taught that each-and-every letter, each crown or tagin on the letter, of the Torah is significant. “Rabbi Yehuda, quoting Rav, said: `When Moses ascended to receive the Torah he found God sitting and tying crowns to the […]
Ha’azinu – Rock and Roll to Peace
Posted on October 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
In an interpretation of our tradition it is said that on Har Sinai, Moses received all of Torah. Torah past and Torah future. He wrote down Bereshit the first Torah portion, and he wrote down V’Zot HaBracha, the last Torah portion. I imagine that when Moses chanted the words of Ha’azinu, the beautiful biblical […]
