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Time to put on your Talmudic thinking caps.
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Why it's a mistake to make Lilith an icon of Jewish feminism.
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Get a deeper understanding of this famous song.
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Joseph embodied Jacob's mission to the world; Judah embodied Israel's.
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Jews go through on dry land, while the Egyptians drown.
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The forging of an eternal, immutable contract.
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God created a world in need of perfecting.
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Revealing the hidden for all eternity.
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The power to transform evil.
The two sisters build the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and bear a positive influence on each other.
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