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#blogexodus : freedom — braiding three strands
a braid of three strands There are many possible modes for understanding the events retold in the Pesach Haggadah. Of these, three are braided together so that, if we concentrate exclusively on any one of them, we diminish the special … Continue reading
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I am my ♥‘s and my ♥ is mine אלול
welcome to אלול As we begin Elul, the month before Rosh haShannah, preparations for the new year start. The Hebrew word אלול is considered an acronym for the phrase from the Song of Songs: 6:3a… אני לדודי ודודי לי = I am my … Continue reading
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