The Tashlich Ceremony: A Bribe to Silence Satan
The tashlich ceremony preserves a superstitious belief held by Jews of ancient times concerning water and the divine beings that dwell in and around it. The [...]
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10, 2015
The Tashlich Ceremony: Another Bribe to Silence Satan
The Tashlich Ceremony: Another Bribe to Silence Satan Tashlich is a rite like kapparot whose non-rational basis is very obvious. The tashlich ceremony preserves a superstitious belief held by the Jewish masses of ancient times concerning water and the divine beings that dwell around it. The rite has been reinterpreted over time, [...]
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07, 2015
The Cherubim and Guide 3:32
The Cherubim and Guide 3:32 Last week I wrote about the Ark of the Covenant that had two angle-like figures on its top and two poles protruding at its bottom. I showed that the ark, its top, and bottom remarkably resembled the ark used by the Egyptians before the Torah was revealed. [...]
