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Episode 177·Jun 24, 2025
The Angel’s Share and the Priestly Share
While kohanim and Levites are granted shares of Israelite farmers’ crops, only kohanim are given shares of Israelite shepherds’ wool as well. Why?
10-Minute Mitzvah·Episode 176·Jun 23, 2025
A Loan from God
While one would think parents should embrace their children when blessing them, Jewish tradition teaches that they should place their extended hands on them, creating a small but theologically significant distance between the parent and the child.
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