The Journey and the (Elusive) Destination

Rabbi Shai Held

Parashat Va'Era

Rabbi Shai Held

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Two of Judaism's most basic texts are marked by the same oddity: they tell a story whose ending has been lopped off. Why does the Torah and the Haggadah used at Pesah miss out the last part of the story, the coming into the land of Canaan? (5774)

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