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#597: Good Advice Is a Form of Charity

Bereshit Rabbah on Parashat Lekh Lekha, Bereshit/Genesis 12:3

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Nov 04, 2024
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Gimme Some Torah #597

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God says to Abraham, “…all of the nations shall bless themselves by you.” What does this mean? I like the opinion of R. Nehemiah (150 CE), a student of Rabbi Akiva:

Rabbi Nehemiah said: The Holy One blessed be He said to Ab…

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