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2018-11-01 09:52 pm
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This Jewish Fool's Journey

I have been fascinated by the concept of a holy fool for a while. In the Pesach Seder, we have a part with four children: the wise one, the wicked or rebellious one, the simple child, and "the one who doesn't even know how to ask". Each child is supposedly given an answer to suit them, but the answers to the wise and simple are the ones that grabbed my attention.

Who is a Fool in Judaism? )
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2018-10-31 05:11 pm

Fox in Perek Shirah as an Animal Spiritual teacher

In the introduction to Perek Shirah, the idea is expressed to use the natural world as something to learn from and as a living Torah. The Fox is given a very complex statement from Jeremiah as both prophets’ rebuke and a lament by the fox.

Yes, it's an essay )

I have a Power Point Presentation in PDF if you send me a message.