Descendants awarded for an ancestor’s deed Many Jews accept as true the somewhat mystical notion that the rewards for a person’s good deeds, if they are not collected during [...]
Descendants awarded for an ancestor’s deed Many Jews accept as true the somewhat mystical notion that the rewards for a person’s good deeds, if they [...]
Descendants awarded for an ancestor’s deed Many Jews accept as true the somewhat mystical notion that the rewards for a person’s good deeds, if they [...]
Bechukotai Will God help us because of our ancestors?[1] Many people have a rather remarkable belief called zechut avot, “merit of the ancestors.” They see it implied in verses such as Leviticus 26:42, which suggests to them that God will remember the Israelite ancestors and treat their descendants well because [...]
