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Batya Hefter

Batya Hefter

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Good sense and incense – Parshat Tetzaveh

“…make an altar for the burning incense” (Shemot 30:1) Think for a moment how powerful the sense of smell is, how fragrance penetrates...

02.03.2023 10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Batya Hefter

Freedom, or why we need Hasidic teachings

It took me years to put my finger on why I find the teachings of the Hasidic master Rabbi Mordechai Yosef of Ishbitz (1800-1854) so compelling. In...

27.01.2023 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Batya Hefter

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