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?
DIVISION WITHIN IS THE GREATEST THREAT
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) On June 28, 1863, Samuel Goodwin Stout wrote a letter to his mother from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was 20 years old and bursting with... Read More