Episode 80 Out of the Ashes
When a priest removes ashes from the Temple altar each day, he reenacts the story of the Hurva synagogue and Jewish Jerusalem.
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Rabbi Soloveichik’s yearlong “Ten-Minute Mitzvah” podcast is generously sponsored by Ivan and Suzana Kaufman.
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