Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky Dancing With Torah
Dr. Kalmanofsky writes about the interplay between the Written and Oral Torahs, which established a basis for ongoing fresh interpretation. We honor our ancestors in…
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Dr. Kalmanofsky writes about the interplay between the Written and Oral Torahs, which established a basis for ongoing fresh interpretation. We honor our ancestors in…
Rabbi Margles cites Talmud Sukkah 12a, which instructs us to take the husks, bare vines, and dry stalks—leftovers—for the roof of the Sukkah. This seems…