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Why is the letter aleph in the word va’yikra, the very first word of the Book of Leviticus, written smaller than the others? It is smaller, suggests the Ba’al Haturim, because it reveals Moses’s ...
Why is the letter aleph in the word vayikra, the very first word of the Book of Leviticus written smaller than the others? A second, more mystical thought comes to mind. Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook, the ...
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“There’s actually a cognitive benefit to drawing shapes and images to represent words,” Rabbi Emily Meyer said of her video project. (JTA) — When the pandemic kept Rabbi Emily Meyer stuck at home last ...