Shavuot: Recognize and do what is right
As Shavuot approaches, my thoughts turn again to Rabbi Ben Hollander z”l. As I shared with many of you at the time of his death, the first time I heard Ben was at a Tikkun Leyl Shavuot in 1982 or 1983. He taught the Book of Ruth. He probably had many erudite points that I [...]
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