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From the blog of Reuven Chaim Klein at The Times of Israel

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Torah commands us to remember the Sabbath, the Exodus, Amalek’s attack, the giving of the Torah, our angering of G-d in the desert, and G-d’s punishment of Miriam. All but one of these commands in the Torah to remember include the word “ zachor.” pakad.” What’s the difference between these two words? Advertisement The most basic definition of this word is offered by Rabbi Moshe Ibn Ezra (1055-1138), who writes that it means to remember something a person once knew but forgot. Meanwhile, “ pakad” is used in so many differ...