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#493: The Rabbi Who Hid Ten Rubles

#493: The Rabbi Who Hid Ten Rubles

A Hasidic story about Vayikra/Leviticus 19:18

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A 25 ruble note from 1769

Vayikra/Leviticus 19:18

לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against members of your people. Love your fellow [Israelite] as yourself: I am יהוה.

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