Emor Essays

[Reuven Chaim Klein]

It's that time of the week again, where I give you some links to old What's in a Word? essays related to the Parshas Emor:

• A Window into Widows (Part 1 | Part 2) - About אלמנה and ארמלא.
• Rose by Another Name - About שושנה, חבצלת, ורד.
• Blemished Imperfections - About מום, פגם, and סמפון.
• Getting Stoned - About רגימה and סקילה.

Bonus Content:

"Filling His Flask and Feeling the Churban" - A lecture about the piyyut אזכרה אלהים ואהמיה that we recite in Selichos on BeHaB. I'm pretty sure there are some communities that recite this on the Thursday of BeHaB, but the dominant custom is to recite it on the Second Monday (YouTube, TorahAnytime).

Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

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