THE REASON WHY
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Why do we keep a mitzva we don’t understand? The quintessential “chok” is Para Aduma at the beginning of Parshat Chukat. Rabbi Dunner turns to Sefer Hachinuch for an answer, but before he does — he presents a list of every one of the Sifrei Hamitzvot: the works that list all the 613 mitzvos of the Torah. Who were their authors, and what makes each one of these works unique?
THEY ARE CHAPTERS. WE ARE THE BOOK.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) The Tisha B’Av experience is utterly unique. You sit on the floor in the half-dark, your shoes off, your voice cracking through the dirge-like... Read More