Julie Seltzer
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And It Will Touch Your Heart
At the museum in that first week, between introductions and protocol and photo shoots, I finally took out my Tikkun, the book used to copy the Torah from, word for word, line for line, eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. I opened up to page two. Here were the first words of my Torah. My Torah – as if these words were mine.
והוא ימשל בך . And he will rule over you.
At the museum in that first week, between introductions and protocol and photo shoots, I finally took out my Tikkun, the book used to copy the Torah from, word for word, line for line, eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. I opened up to page two. Here were the first words of my Torah. My Torah – as if these words were mine.
והוא ימשל בך . And he will rule over you.
A Year Later
Last year, b’etzem hayom hazeh, on this self-same day, As It Is Written: Project 304,805 opened.
Another important event in my life happened on this day as well: sixty-one years ago, on October 8th, 1949, my mother, z”l, was born.
While this convergence may seem a mere interesting coincidence, there is precedent in our tradition for the notion that related events occur on the same date
Topics: Bible
Last year, b’etzem hayom hazeh, on this self-same day, As It Is Written: Project 304,805 opened.
Another important event in my life happened on this day as well: sixty-one years ago, on October 8th, 1949, my mother, z”l, was born.
While this convergence may seem a mere interesting coincidence, there is precedent in our tradition for the notion that related events occur on the same date
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