Unity or Conformity?
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All over Israel, there is a slogan that calls for people to come together in unity: "Together, we will win." But unity is a difficult concept to live out and it too often leaves some people out. Rav Avital and Rav Elazar explore ask the question based on characters from this week's parashah: how can we have unity that doesn't erase our strengths that arise from diversity?
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