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Why Nisan?

Why Nisan?

In Parshat HaChodesh, we learn that what is known today as the month of Nisan is the first month on the Biblical calendar. The first Pesach and the Exodus from Egypt take place in Nisan, the month that B’nai Yisrael officially became freed from Egyptian...

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Labor Pains

Labor Pains

After a woman gives birth and completes her ritual purification process, she is instructed (Vayikra 12:6) to bring two korbanot, a burnt offering (olah) and a sin offering (chatat).Why would a woman who just gave birth be required to bring a sin offering?Ramban...