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For the last three millennia, society has embraced two primary written methods of communication — the book and the letter. Both convey ideas, thoughts and emotions, but in very different ways: A book is formal; a letter is personal. A book is proofread for precision while a letter bears no such pretense. A book speaks to the […]
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For goodness’ sake: Textual and ethical illuminations in Megillat Esther
February 26th, 2021 
Awake Goy “In Jewish tradition, the right side of our body is often the side that symbolizes strength. We honor our right side by performing rituals to that side first, such as washing our right hand before washing our left hand when we first wake up. Why then did God create our heart, our ultimate source of […]
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