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#578: Between Death and Burial

Rashi on Parashat Ki Tavo, Devarim/Deuteronomy 26:14

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Devarim/Deuteronomy 26:14

לֹא־אָכַ֨לְתִּי בְאֹנִ֜י מִמֶּ֗נּוּ וְלֹא־בִעַ֤רְתִּי מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ בְּטָמֵ֔א וְלֹא־נָתַ֥תִּי מִמֶּ֖נּוּ לְמֵ֑ת שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי בְּקוֹל֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י עָשִׂ֕יתִי כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתָֽנִי׃

I have not eaten of it while in mourning, I have not cleared out any of it while I was impure, and I have not deposited any of it with the d…

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