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As we have explained before (see this) one of the biblical prohibitions of Pesah is to own Hamets, to keep hamets...
"And God created man in His image .... male and female He created them" Genesis 1:27
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🫓 ALL ABOUT MATZAH
1️⃣ What is Matzah?
🫓 Matzah is a special bread that we eat during Pesach.
It is made from only two ingredients:
🌾 wheat flour
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The meaning of ATA (You)
18th of Shebat, 5770When saying the Amida, ideally, we should delve into the meaning of every word. This mental exercise is called “Kavana” (consciousness...
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ויקח ספר הברית ויקרא באזני העם ויאמרו כל אשר דבר ה' נעשה ונשמע
Exodus 24:7
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Three thousand five hundred years ago, the people of Israel...
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