“And the tzarua who has the blemish — his clothes shall be torn and his hair shall grow wild … ” (Vayikra 13:45)
Akavya ben Mahalallel testified to four things. They said to him “Akavya retract the four things you said and we will make you the head of a beis din for the Jewish people.” He said to them “It would be better for me to be called a fool all my life and not be a wicked person before Hashem even for one moment ” so people wouldn’t say he recanted in order to be given a position of prestige. (Eiduyos 5:6)
The joyous smile of a four-year-old radiates from the photograph.
She wanted to be a baby for Purim: a sleeper pacifier and a bottle. And taken to preschool in a stroller. But I was embarrassed. My little girl wearing pajamas while her friends wore glittering gowns? What would the teacher say? What would my neighbors say?
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