Concession
When it was clear that they would be unable to have children, Yitzchak and Rivka prayed: ‘וַיֶּעְתַּר יִצְחָק לַה’ לְנֹכַח אִשְׁתּוֹ, כִּי עֲקָרָה הִו וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ ה – Yitzchak begged the Lord for...
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There is a concept called hidur mitzva, which means that we enhance mitzvos we do to make them beautiful. Examples of this principle include using beautiful esrogim on Succos, using larger tefillin and...
View ArticleThe Egg On The Seder Plate
On the Seder plate, there is a designated section for an egg. All the sections have a more obvious role; but the egg’s place is less clear. The Ishbitzer teaches that the egg is symbolic of the nascent...
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