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This Matzah that we eat, what is it all about?

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

מצה זו שאנו אוכלים, על שום מה? (English below) מצה – מלשון – למצות, שהכל מצוי בה.  בספר דברים (בתחילת פרק ט״ז, פסוקים א- ג) נאמר:  שָׁמוֹר֙ אֶת־חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֔יב וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ פֶּ֔סַח לַה׳ אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ… כִּ֞י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֗יב הוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ ה׳ אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם לָֽיְלָה׃ … Continue reading →

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Lovingly passing over, hopping and skipping

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

The Hebrew word “aviv”, spring, sounds almost the same as “be’ahava”, with love, and is identical in its gymatria. Just a coincidence? We might never know. It’s up to us to choose what we want to see. That too, is … Continue reading →

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Pesach: A Love Story

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

“A love story”, this is how a friend of mine defines her journey, and not as many would call her, a “chozeret bitshuva” חוזרת בתשובה, or as I tease, a “born again Jew”. A love story. Pesach perhaps is one … Continue reading →

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