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#562: Diversity and Jewish Ritual

#562: Diversity and Jewish Ritual

Rashi on Parashat Vaetḥanan, Devarim/Deuteronomy 4:2

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Creativity and diversity don’t mix with hard and fast rules

Devarim/Deuteronomy 4:2

לֹ֣א תֹסִ֗פוּ עַל־הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנֹכִי֙ מְצַוֶּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תִגְרְע֖וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ לִשְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־מִצְוֺת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶֽם׃

You shall not add anything to what I command you or take anything away from it, but keep the command…

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