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Some post-Pesach thoughts.... if chametz is so bad, why does Jewish law require it? Why is chametz central to Shavuot, and to life? Rebbe Nachman gives us some clues.  *Sources can be found here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/33290?lang=bi     *More Torah thoughts on my site: 58thcentury.world Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rebjosh)
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