Consider the Source
I was a young teen when my mother a”h told me that, if I didn’t say Pitum ha’Ketoret, “the incense prayer,” I wouldn’t find a husband. I recognized the irony … Continue Reading →
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When Mercy Seasons Justice
A Daniel come to judgement! yea, a Daniel! The Merchant of Venice, IV.i.218 Shylock’s triumphant interjection is an overt, if ironic, reference to Belshazzar’s Feast in Daniel 5. Posing as … Continue Reading →