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#680: A House on Fire

#680: A House on Fire

A Hasidic story relevant to Parashat Vayakhel, Shemot/Exodus 35:3

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Firefighters putting out a housefire

Shemot/Exodus 35:3

לֹא־תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת׃

You shall kindle no fire throughout your settlements on the sabbath day.

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