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R. Elie Kaunfer: Who By Fire? The Most Controversial Prayer in Jewish Life

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The Love of Two Sisters, I'm a Passing Shadow, but You Are God Everlasting

The Psalmist asks God to bend the sky and come down, even though he is a mortal being. Rahel knew her father was going to switch out her sister for her so she came up with a secret sign that she told Yachob. She felt bad about what she had done but didn't want her sister Lea to be embarrassed. The mijrash fills in the gaps of the Bible on this story.

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