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Tzav – Expansion Within Constriction
Why are all of the Jewish people gathered at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and how do they all fit in such a small space? What is the significance of the fact that the first example of ‘a great amount fitting in a small space’ is during Creation when the primordial waters are gathered? What…
Read MoreVayechi – Hastening the End of Days
What is the goal of Yakov when he gathers his sons? Why is he unable to reveal the End? Why does his rebuke to Reuven, Shimon and Levi involve a directive to be careful about being hasty? What is the difference between Asifa-gathering and Kibbutz-gathering? How does waiting for the end paradoxically hasten its arrival?…
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