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Plagues Suck (or: Passover in a time of plague)
A friend called me the other day wondering why the Hebrew word ״מַכּוֹת״ in the phrase: “אֵלּוּ עֶשֶׂר מַכּוֹת שֶׁהֵבִיא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עַל הַמִּצְרִים בְּמִצְרַיִם, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן:” is translated as “plagues”. He, an Israeli whose original language is Hebrew … Continue reading