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HaMikdash: The Holy Temple — The central sanctuary of Judaism, from Solomon's Temple to the present.
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Bereshit: In the Beginning — A close reading of the first verse of the Torah, exploring the tension between peshat and derash.
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Did you know...
- ...that the verb bara appears only in connection with divine creation?
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