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The Jaffa Family Edition The Weekly Parashah features age-appropriate text and graphics, gorgeous illustrations, and fascinating sidebars on every page. Their bless ing was:
ה יָ ֵדינּו ּכֹונְ נֵ הּו
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ינּו ּכֹונְ נָ ה ָע ֵלינּו the pleasant ּומ ֲע ֵׂשה יָ ֵד ַ ל ֵֹקינּו ָע ֵלינּו ness of the יהי נַֹעם ֲאדֹנָ י ֱא Lord, our our handiwor G-d, be upon ִ ִ“— וMay k for us; our us, and may handiwork, Then it final He establish establish it” ly happened (Tehillim 90:1 ! 7).
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In which of our tefillos do we say the pasuk “Vi’h i Noam,” the berachah that Moshe and Aharon gave the Jews? We say it every night, in Krias Shema al HaM itah, before we go to sleep ! We also say it every Shab bos Pesukei D’Zim morning, in rah. And we also say this pasuk right after Shemoneh Esrei of Maar iv on Motzaei Shabbos.
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Kohanim Who Can’ t Fly
ohanim don’t walk through cemeteries. If they have to go to cemetery, they stay in a the middle of the wide paved roads, so they are not near the graves. Kohanim are usually buried at the edges of a cemetery or in next to a wide road, graves so relatives who are Kohanim who come will be able to see the to visit gravestone when they pray. There was a time when Kohanim in Eretz Yisrael had a big problem flying out of the country. What does being a Kohen have to do with flying in an airplane A lot! ? In 2001, it was discover ed that many flights leaving Eretz Yisrael over a Jewish cemetery flew on their way out of the country! Most halachic authorities say that Kohanim are not allowed to fly over a Jewish cemetery. Because of that, Kohanim couldn’t leave Eretz Yisrael unless they
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What a great mitzvah!
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ppearing in the sky abov e them, com — flaming, ing down dazzling fire! from the Heav The fire cam ens e down and korbanos rested on that were the Mizbei’ac there. h, burning The Jews saw the this miracle. Mishkan serv It showed that Hashem ice. They broke out was accepting was with them into joyous their , and they song . Hashem’s could feel His love! Presence
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