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Parashat V’zot Habracha: The Rebbe and Elie Wiesel
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Parashat Ki Tissa: Wabi Sabi and the Second Tablets
Parashat Ki Tissa, Exodus, Chapters 30-34 | March 2, 2024
By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
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Wabi Sabi and the Second Tablets
Let us ponder the Japanese notion of wabi sabi, a phrase that combines two very different words, each difficult
to translate. Together, they connote a joy in the uniqueness and beauty of the imperfect object, in the recognition
that such an object reflects its human cr...
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