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Modeling Ritual
Jun 26, 2015 By Mitchell Cohen | Commentary | Hukkat
Recently I visited a group of Ramah teens on their one-week Poland experience, just prior to their summer trip to Israel. While visiting Jewish cemeteries in Krakow, I stood to the side and did not enter the area of the graves. Two of our teen participants, also both kohanim, asked me why I wouldn鈥檛 enter the cemetery, and I told them about the traditional prohibition of kohanim coming within six feet of a grave. Both decided to adopt this custom鈥攁t least for the days we were together鈥攁nd both told me that even though they couldn鈥檛 explain why, it just felt right.
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Power of Redemption
Nov 20, 2013 By Mitchell Cohen | Commentary | Vayeshev
The theme of oppression and redemption is repeated throughout Parashat Vayeshev, as we read of many instances in which pain and suffering lead to freedom and joy.
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