Ibn Ezra: Gathered to His People (Chayyei Sarah)
Abraham the Patriarch breathes his last in Genesis 25. He is “gathered to his people,” a mysterious phrase for which Ibn Ezra offers two insights.
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Holiness and Impurity: A Cosmic Battle Between Life and Death
In the book of Leviticus, there are three primary sources of impurity that are addressed: corpses/carcasses, scale disease, and genital…