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This Shabbat marks seventy-five years of the passing away of my great grandfather, and I would like to dedicate this article to him.
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This Shabbat marks seventy-five years of the passing away of my great grandfather, and I would like to dedicate this article to him.
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Why do we wear Tzitzit? וְהָיָ֣ה לָכֶם֘ לְצִיצִת֒ וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם אֹת֗וֹ וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹ֣ת יְיָ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תָת֜וּרוּ אַחֲרֵ֤י לְבַבְכֶם֙…
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