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This week’s parsha features one of the most well-known pesukim in the Torah. Among the myriad of commandments given to Bnei Yisrael in Parshat Kedoshim, HaShem commands “ואהבת לרעך כמוך”, “and you shall love your fellow as yourself”. Much has been written about this incredibly important Mitzvah, as the Torah’s expectation seems almost unfair and unrealistic. But I would like to focus on a seemingly innocuous observation made by Rashi. Commenting on this pasuk, Rashi quotes the Midrash, אמר רבי עקיבא זה כלל גדול בתורה, “Rabbi Akiva says, this is a great rule in the Torah”.
When pregnant, love and loss can change with the counting of the days
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I found out I was pregnant the day before I had my exam on the laws of kosher. I was ecstatic. I loved the symmetry of going through the trials of motherhood together with my rabbinic exams. Each set challenged me and pushed me into the role of mother and Torah learner. The previous summer I had completed another rabbinic exam the day before giving birth to my first child – a daughter.
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