A leap year in the Jewish calendar is called a Shana Me’uberet. According to ancient calculations, made by R. Hillel II around 670 CE and recorded in the Mishna, this is the way to celebrate every Jewish holiday in the right season as described in the Torah. Passover should be celebrated in spring and Sukkot […]
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I entered the gate of the adobe rust-colored wall and found myself inside a paradise garden, perfect in all its beauty. I sat down in the shade of a luscious Jacaranda tree, admiring the hues, the flowers, the trees, awake with the singing of birds. A place favored by the wealthy, I felt an outsider,
Bava Batra (the last gate) – The walls of Marrakesh Read More »
I have always been fascinated by the question: “Where is my home?” “Where do I belong?” The need to belong is a basic need of every human being and the question of belonging is perhaps the most important question we can ask ourselves during our quest for the purpose of our lives. My search for
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