holidays
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In the Torah’s account of the revelation at Mt. Sinai, the people’s response initially seems to be one of compliance or obedience, as they anticipate the coming revelation: (Ex. 19:8) וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֤ם יַחְדָּו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר ה’ נַעֲשֶׂ֑ה! All the people answered as one, saying, “All that Hashem has spoken we will do!” (Ex. 19:8)…
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While most of us are spending much more time than usual in our homes, the world is in blossom all around us. On our walks around the neighborhood, my son and I have tracked the appearance of the first buds on the trees and flowers peeking up from the ground. With spring in the air,…
