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		<title>Ron at 07:21, 12 March 2010</title>
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		<updated>2010-03-12T07:21:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Torah is telling us that one who wishes to rise in holiness, should prepare his vessels (and himself!) so they are ready to serve God, may His name be blessed.  There is no comparison between the one who performs a commandment as it happens upon him, and the one who constantly prepares himself and directs himself to seek out the commandments and perform them with the proper attention.  Even though both performed the commandment, the latter receives a much better reward, since he subjugated his &amp;quot;evil inclination&amp;quot; and directed himself towards his God. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt1504.htm#12|Amos 4:12}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Torah is telling us that one who wishes to rise in holiness, should prepare his vessels (and himself!) so they are ready to serve God, may His name be blessed.  There is no comparison between the one who performs a commandment as it happens upon him, and the one who constantly prepares himself and directs himself to seek out the commandments and perform them with the proper attention.  Even though both performed the commandment, the latter receives a much better reward, since he subjugated his &amp;quot;evil inclination&amp;quot; and directed himself towards his God. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt1504.htm#12|Amos 4:12}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Ron: Undo revision 6343 by Ron (Talk)</title>
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		<updated>2010-03-05T13:04:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Undo revision 6343 by &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ron&quot; title=&quot;Special:Contributions/Ron&quot;&gt;Ron&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ron&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;User talk:Ron (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Talk&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bheader&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mar 5th&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Devar/5770/Ki_Tisa&lt;/del&gt;}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;header&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Ki Tisa 5770&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;כי תישא תש&amp;quot;ע&lt;/ins&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Hi again! &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{hebrew}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{pasuqh|וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת, וְכַנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת -- לרָחְצָה; וְנָתַתָּ אֹתוֹ, בֵּין-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וְנָתַתָּ שָׁמָּה, מָיִם.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;וְרָחֲצוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו, מִמֶּנּוּ, אֶת-יְדֵיהֶם, וְאֶת-רַגְלֵיהֶם.  |p/pt/pt0230.htm#18|שמות ל:יח,יט}} &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It rained furiously all this past &amp;#039;&amp;#039;shabbat&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, much to our astonished joy&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The rain continued into the beginning of this week, so that &lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Purim&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039; was very wet.  That&amp;#039;s ok&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because it&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s not like we were planning on taking long hikes on &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Purim&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Instead we went to our friends house, where we (and two other couples) had one of the most enjoyable &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Purim&amp;#039;&amp;#039; meals we can recall. &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|הכיור שימש לרחצה של ידיהם ורגליהם של הכוהנים לפני שניגשו לעבודתם במקדש&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ככתוב: &lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;בְּבֹאָם אֶל-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;יִרְחֲצוּ-מַיִם -- וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{hcite|p/pt/pt0230.htm#20|שם כ}}&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Last week we mentioned the official Israeli Gov&amp;#039;t website announcing &lt;/del&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fish winds&lt;/del&gt;&amp;quot;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and we laughed at it&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s not funny [http:&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7345574/Australian-town-326-miles-from-river-hit-by-raining-fish&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;html when it really happens] -- or is it?&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|הרחצה הזאת -- לא כדי להסיר לכלוך הייתה, אלא להסיר טומאה.  בבוקר לפני התחלת העבודה במקדש &lt;/ins&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;קידשו&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;quot; &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;את ידיהם ורגליהם.  אבל משך היום לא עשו כן אלא אם אירע להם טומאה&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;או הסיחו את דעתם מידיהם&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;אֵין הַכּוֹהֵן צָרִיךְ לְקַדַּשׁ בֵּין כָּל עֲבוֹדָה וַעֲבוֹדָה, אֵלָא פַּעַם אַחַת מְקַדֵּשׁ בַּבֹּקֶר וְעוֹבֵד וְהוֹלֵךְ כָּל הַיּוֹם כֻּלּוֹ וְכָל הַלַּיְלָה: &lt;/ins&gt; &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;וְהוּא -- שֶׁלֹּא יֵצֵא מִן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, וְלֹא יִישַׁן, וְלֹא יַטִּיל מַיִם, וְלֹא יַסִּיחַ דַּעְתּוֹ; וְאִם עָשָׂה אֶחָד מֵאַרְבַּעְתָּן, צָרִיךְ לַחְזֹר וּלְקַדַּשׁ&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  {{hcite|i&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;8305n&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm#3|הל&amp;#039; ביאת המקדש ה:ג}}&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;   }}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sarah&amp;#039;s ticket to visit her family in Argentina this summer is reserved&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Now she needs to get her passport in order.  Esther&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Daniela and I will be sure to &amp;quot;live it up&amp;quot; while she&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s off in the Southern Hemisphere&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|הכיור של הפסוק שלנו, מצווה לקדש ממנה לעבודה -- אבל אם קידש מאחד מכלי השרת, אך לא קידש מן הכיור, עבודתו כשרה&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אם כן&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;מה הוא זה שכתוב &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ&amp;#039;&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;?  שהכוהן שעובד בלא קידוש ידיים ורגליים תחילה ראוי למיתה בידי שמיים&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; והכיור למה לי?  }}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Al Gore (former Vice President of the US, currently making a fortune from global-warming related industries) received an [http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/02/27/1924221/Unfriendly-Climate-Greets-Gore-At-Apple-Meeting inconvenient reception] at Apple&amp;#039;s shareholder meeting this week.  Some of you have expressed the opinion that since I am not &lt;/del&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki2|Jonestown&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;drinking the AGW kool-aid}} I must necessarily be anti-anything-green.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  In fact&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;I think one of the biggest &lt;/del&gt;(&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truly&lt;/del&gt;) &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;man-made problems is pollution&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Having lived for twenty or so years in the Pacific Northwest (of the USA)&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;we have absorbed a lot of the ecologically friendly habits of that region&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;But I digress&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; The Obamanator has given a green&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;light to refunding nuclear power plants -- which if properly done can be a good thing overall (and if &lt;/del&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki2&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chernobyl_disaster&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;done improperly&lt;/del&gt;}}&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, not so good).  But a team at Caltech has come up with [http://media.caltech.edu/press_releases/13325 extremely efficient solar cells], which really does have the ability to revolutionize energy production in large parts of the world.  Very cool stuff&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;heb&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;התורה רוצה לומר לנו שמי שרוצה לעלות בקדושה&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;יכין את כליו &lt;/ins&gt;(&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ועצמו!&lt;/ins&gt;) &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;להיות מוכנים לשרת את השם יתברך שמו&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; אינו דומה זה שעושה מצווה כאשר מזדמן לו&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;לזה שמכוון את דרכו תמיד לפגוע במצוות ולעשותם בכוונה&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אע&amp;quot;פ ששניהם ביצעו מצווה, לזה האחרון שכר מעולה יותר, כי כבש את יצרו הרע וכיוון עצמו לקראת אלוהיו&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;הִכּוֹן לִקְרַאת&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;/ins&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hcite&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;p/pt/pt1504.htm#12&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;עמוס ד:יב&lt;/ins&gt;}}. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Who said the Golden Age of Greece is over?  This week, we learned from the Greeks that [http://article.nationalreview.com/426405/when-responsibility-doesnt-pay/mark-steyn responsibility doesn&amp;#039;t pay].  At least it doesn&amp;#039;t if they can get the rest of the EU to pay for their little fling with ludicrous social benefits.  The geniuses in Dubai will now [http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=169933 screen incoming tourists and reject Israelies] -- based on &amp;quot;the way they look or talk&amp;quot;.  Hmm.  Imagine the furor if, say, the US were to block idiots from Dubai by forcing them to take an intelligence test before entry?  Not to be outdone, the Australian Federal Police officers sent to Israel to investigate the misuse of Australian passports were [http://muqata.blogspot.com/2010/03/aussie-hit-and-run-squad-arrives-in.html involved in a hit-and-run].  Not to worry, we&amp;#039;ll give their pictures and passport numbers to Interpol.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{english}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;There&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;long-standing joke that &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;way &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make a small fortune in Israel is to bring a large fortune.  While there is some truth to that&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;it is nevertheless possible to make [http://www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;israelnationalnews&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;News&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;News&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;aspx/136211 financially successful aliyah] if one makes the effort.  Though you will probably make less money than you did when you had a job in the US (are there many of you left?)&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;you will have the opportunity to perhaps reshape your life in a more meaningful direction and live where your forefathers could only pray about living.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{pasuq|&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Thou shalt also make &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;laver of brass, and &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;base thereof of brass, whereat &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and thou shalt put water therein&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|p&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt0230&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm#18|Ex 30:18&lt;/ins&gt;,&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;19}} &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Odds &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ends&lt;/del&gt;:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; was used by the Cohanim to wash their hands &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feet prior to their entering the Temple to perform their duties, as it is written&lt;/ins&gt;: &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;When they go into &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tent &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;/ins&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hcite&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;p&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt0230&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm#20|ibid 20}}&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Live footage of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Dubai [http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/asshat-22713.jpg immigration police] at work&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Watch [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_URINE_ELECTROCUTION?SITE=FLTAM&amp;amp;SECTION=US where you wee]!&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Britain [http://www.sott.net/articles/show/203685-Weaponizing-Mozart-How-Britain-is-using-classical-music-as-a-form-of-social-control weaponizes Mozart].  Shades &lt;/del&gt;of {{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A Clockwork Orange}}?&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Who said the Saudis [http:&lt;/del&gt;//&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ynetnews&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com/articles/0,7340,L-3857688,00.html have no sense of humor]?&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Super surprise visitor [http://muqata.blogspot.com/2010/03/surprise-visitor-drops-in-at-kotel.html at the &amp;quot;Western Wall&amp;quot;]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Alas! Once again&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no guests for &lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;shabbat&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.  This &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;week&amp;#039;s menu includes: Esther&amp;#039;s grandmother&amp;#039;s roast chicken&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cauliflower soup&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;crispy sticky-wings&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hot&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dogs, potato salad, &lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;salatim&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;, a new kind of Hallah, homemade mandarin sorbet (from our own &lt;/del&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki2&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mandarin_orange&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mandarin tree&lt;/del&gt;}}&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;!)&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These ablutions were not performed in order to cleanse them of filth, but to remove ritual impurity.  In the morning before commencing the services in the Temple&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;they &amp;quot;sanctified&amp;quot; their hands and feet.  But during the day they did not do so unless their hands happened to become ritually impure or if they became distracted from their hands.  &lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A Cohen does not need to sanctify [his hands] between each service, rather he sanctifies them just once in the morning, and then he may perform the services all day and all night&lt;/ins&gt;.  This &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is only if he did not leave the Temple, and did not sleep&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and did not urinate&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and did not distract his mind from his hands; but if one of these four happened to him&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he must re&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sanctify his hands&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hcite&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;i/8305n.htm#3&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Laws of Approaching the Temple 5:3&lt;/ins&gt;}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Until next week&lt;/del&gt;,&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;There is a commandment to sanctify from the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; mentioned in our verse -- but if he sanctified from one of the other Temple vessels&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even though he didn&amp;#039;t use the laver, his service is proper.  If that is so, what does the Torah mean by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?  That is to tell us that the Cohen who performed the service without having sanctified his hands and feet initially, is liable for a Heavenly death-sentence.  But then what do we need the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; for?&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Shabbat shalom!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The Torah is telling us that one who wishes to rise in holiness, should prepare his vessels (and himself!) so they are ready to serve God, may His name be blessed.  There is no comparison between the one who performs a commandment as it happens upon him, and the one who constantly prepares himself and directs himself to seek out the commandments and perform them with the proper attention.  Even though both performed the commandment, the latter receives a much better reward, since he subjugated his &amp;quot;evil inclination&amp;quot; and directed himself towards his God. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt1504.htm#12|Amos 4:12}}.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{nav|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;February 2010&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Feb 26th&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Feb 26th&lt;/del&gt;||}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{nav|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Devar&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Devar&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Devar&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5770&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Tetsaveh&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Tetsaveh&lt;/ins&gt;||}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;	vim: tw=0 &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ft=Wikipedia&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;	vim: &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spell ft=Wikipedia &lt;/ins&gt;tw=0&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;--&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;--&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bismilla&lt;/del&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;blog&lt;/ins&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;header&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Ki Tisa &lt;/del&gt;5770&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|כי תישא תש&amp;quot;ע&lt;/del&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bheader&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mar 5th|Devar/&lt;/ins&gt;5770&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/Ki_Tisa&lt;/ins&gt;}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{hebrew}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Hi again! &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{pasuqh|וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת, וְכַנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת -- לרָחְצָה; וְנָתַתָּ אֹתוֹ, בֵּין-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וְנָתַתָּ שָׁמָּה, מָיִם.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;וְרָחֲצוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו, מִמֶּנּוּ, אֶת-יְדֵיהֶם, וְאֶת-רַגְלֵיהֶם.  |p/pt/pt0230.htm#18|שמות ל:יח,יט}} &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|הכיור שימש לרחצה של ידיהם ורגליהם של הכוהנים לפני שניגשו לעבודתם במקדש&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ככתוב: &lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;בְּבֹאָם אֶל-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;יִרְחֲצוּ-מַיִם -- וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{hcite|p/pt/pt0230&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm#20|שם כ}}&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; }}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It rained furiously all this past &amp;#039;&amp;#039;shabbat&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, much to our astonished joy&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The rain continued into the beginning of this week, so that &lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Purim&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039; was very wet.  That&amp;#039;s ok&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because it&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s not like we were planning on taking long hikes on &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Purim&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; Instead we went to our friends house, where we (and two other couples) had one of the most enjoyable &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Purim&amp;#039;&amp;#039; meals we can recall&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|הרחצה הזאת -- לא כדי להסיר לכלוך הייתה, אלא להסיר טומאה.  בבוקר לפני התחלת העבודה במקדש &lt;/del&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;קידשו&lt;/del&gt;&amp;quot; &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;את ידיהם ורגליהם&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אבל משך היום לא עשו כן אלא אם אירע להם טומאה, או הסיחו את דעתם מידיהם. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אֵין הַכּוֹהֵן צָרִיךְ לְקַדַּשׁ בֵּין כָּל עֲבוֹדָה וַעֲבוֹדָה, אֵלָא פַּעַם אַחַת מְקַדֵּשׁ בַּבֹּקֶר וְעוֹבֵד וְהוֹלֵךְ כָּל הַיּוֹם כֻּלּוֹ וְכָל הַלַּיְלָה&lt;/del&gt;: &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; וְהוּא &lt;/del&gt;-- &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;שֶׁלֹּא יֵצֵא מִן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, וְלֹא יִישַׁן, וְלֹא יַטִּיל מַיִם, וְלֹא יַסִּיחַ דַּעְתּוֹ; וְאִם עָשָׂה אֶחָד מֵאַרְבַּעְתָּן, צָרִיךְ לַחְזֹר וּלְקַדַּשׁ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  {{hcite|i/8305n&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm#3|הל&amp;#039; ביאת המקדש ה:ג}}.    }}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Last week we mentioned the official Israeli Gov&amp;#039;t website announcing &lt;/ins&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fish winds&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, and we laughed at it&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s not funny [http&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;//www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7345574/Australian-town-326-miles-from-river-hit-by&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;raining&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fish&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;html when it really happens] -- or is it?&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|הכיור של הפסוק שלנו, מצווה לקדש ממנה לעבודה -- אבל אם קידש מאחד מכלי השרת, אך לא קידש מן הכיור, עבודתו כשרה&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אם כן&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;מה הוא זה שכתוב &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ&amp;#039;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;?  שהכוהן שעובד בלא קידוש ידיים ורגליים תחילה ראוי למיתה בידי שמיים&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; והכיור למה לי?  }}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sarah&amp;#039;s ticket to visit her family in Argentina this summer is reserved.  Now she needs to get her passport in order&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Esther&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Daniela and I will be sure to &amp;quot;live it up&amp;quot; while she&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s off in the Southern Hemisphere&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;heb&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;התורה רוצה לומר לנו שמי שרוצה לעלות בקדושה&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;יכין את כליו &lt;/del&gt;(&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ועצמו!&lt;/del&gt;) &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;להיות מוכנים לשרת את השם יתברך שמו&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; אינו דומה זה שעושה מצווה כאשר מזדמן לו&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;לזה שמכוון את דרכו תמיד לפגוע במצוות ולעשותם בכוונה&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אע&amp;quot;פ ששניהם ביצעו מצווה, לזה האחרון שכר מעולה יותר, כי כבש את יצרו הרע וכיוון עצמו לקראת אלוהיו&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;הִכּוֹן לִקְרַאת&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;/del&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hcite&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;p&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt1504&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm#12|עמוס ד:יב}}&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Al Gore (former Vice President of the US, currently making a fortune from global-warming related industries) received an [http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/02/27/1924221/Unfriendly-Climate-Greets-Gore-At-Apple-Meeting inconvenient reception] at Apple&amp;#039;s shareholder meeting this week.  Some of you have expressed the opinion that since I am not &lt;/ins&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki2|Jonestown&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;drinking the AGW kool-aid}} I must necessarily be anti-anything-green.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  In fact&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;I think one of the biggest &lt;/ins&gt;(&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truly&lt;/ins&gt;) &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;man-made problems is pollution&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Having lived for twenty or so years in the Pacific Northwest (of the USA)&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;we have absorbed a lot of the ecologically friendly habits of that region&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;But I digress&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; The Obamanator has given a green-light to refunding nuclear power plants -&lt;/ins&gt;- &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which if properly done can be a good thing overall (and if &lt;/ins&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki2|Chernobyl_disaster&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;done improperly}}, not so good).  But a team at Caltech has come up with [http:&lt;/ins&gt;//&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;media&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;caltech.edu/press_releases/13325 extremely efficient solar cells], which really does have the ability to revolutionize energy production in large parts of the world.  Very cool stuff&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{english}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Who said the Golden Age of Greece is over?  This week, we learned from the Greeks that [http://article.nationalreview.com/426405/when-responsibility-doesnt-pay/mark-steyn responsibility doesn&amp;#039;t pay].  At least it doesn&amp;#039;t if they can get the rest of the EU to pay for their little fling with ludicrous social benefits.  The geniuses in Dubai will now [http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=169933 screen incoming tourists and reject Israelies] -- based on &amp;quot;the way they look or talk&amp;quot;.  Hmm.  Imagine the furor if, say, the US were to block idiots from Dubai by forcing them to take an intelligence test before entry?  Not to be outdone, the Australian Federal Police officers sent to Israel to investigate the misuse of Australian passports were [http://muqata.blogspot.com/2010/03/aussie-hit-and-run-squad-arrives-in.html involved in a hit-and-run].  Not to worry, we&amp;#039;ll give their pictures and passport numbers to Interpol.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{pasuq|&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Thou shalt also &lt;/del&gt;make a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;laver of brass&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and the base thereof of brass, whereat &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|p&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt0230&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm#18|Ex 30:18&lt;/del&gt;,&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;19}} &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;There&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s a long-standing joke that the way to &lt;/ins&gt;make a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;small fortune in Israel is to bring a large fortune.  While there is some truth to that&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;it is nevertheless possible &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make [http://www&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;israelnationalnews&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;News&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;News.aspx/136211 financially successful aliyah] if one makes the effort&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; Though you will probably make less money than you did when you had a job in the US (are there many of you left?)&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;you will have the opportunity to perhaps reshape your life in a more meaningful direction and live where your forefathers could only pray about living.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; was used by the Cohanim to wash their hands &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feet prior to their entering &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Temple to perform their duties, &lt;/del&gt;as &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;it is written: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;When they go into the tent &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;/del&gt;{{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hcite&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;p&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt0230&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm#20|ibid 20}}&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Odds &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ends:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Live footage of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Dubai [http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/asshat-22713.jpg immigration police] at work&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Watch [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_URINE_ELECTROCUTION?SITE=FLTAM&amp;amp;SECTION=US where you wee]!&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Britain [http://www.sott.net/articles/show/203685-Weaponizing-Mozart-How-Britain-is-using-classical-music-&lt;/ins&gt;as&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-a-form-of-social-control weaponizes Mozart].  Shades &lt;/ins&gt;of {{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A Clockwork Orange}}?&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Who said the Saudis [http:&lt;/ins&gt;//&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www.ynetnews&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com/articles/0,7340,L-3857688,00.html have no sense of humor]?&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Super surprise visitor [http://muqata.blogspot.com/2010/03/surprise-visitor-drops-in-at-kotel&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;html at the &amp;quot;Western Wall&amp;quot;]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These ablutions were not performed in order to cleanse them of filth&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but to remove ritual impurity.  In the morning before commencing the services in the Temple, they &amp;quot;sanctified&amp;quot; their hands and feet.  But during the day they did not do so unless their hands happened to become ritually impure or if they became distracted from their hands&lt;/del&gt;.  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A Cohen does not need to sanctify [his hands] between each service&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rather he sanctifies them just once in the morning&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and then he may perform the services all day and all night.  This is only if he did not leave the Temple&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and did not sleep&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and did not urinate&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and did not distract his mind from his hands; but if one of these four happened to him, he must re-sanctify his hands&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hcite&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;i/8305n.htm#3&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Laws of Approaching the Temple 5:3&lt;/del&gt;}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Alas! Once again&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no guests for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;shabbat&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This week&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s menu includes: Esther&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s grandmother&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s roast chicken&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cauliflower soup&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;crispy sticky-wings&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hot-dogs&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;potato salad&lt;/ins&gt;, &amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;salatim&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, a new kind of Hallah, homemade mandarin sorbet (from our own &lt;/ins&gt;{{&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki2&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mandarin_orange&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mandarin tree&lt;/ins&gt;}}&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;!)&lt;/ins&gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;There is a commandment to sanctify from the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; mentioned in our verse -- but if he sanctified from one of the other Temple vessels&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even though he didn&amp;#039;t use the laver, his service is proper.  If that is so, what does the Torah mean by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?  That is to tell us that the Cohen who performed the service without having sanctified his hands and feet initially, is liable for a Heavenly death-sentence.  But then what do we need the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; for?&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Until next week&lt;/ins&gt;,&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Shabbat shalom!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The Torah is telling us that one who wishes to rise in holiness, should prepare his vessels (and himself!) so they are ready to serve God, may His name be blessed.  There is no comparison between the one who performs a commandment as it happens upon him, and the one who constantly prepares himself and directs himself to seek out the commandments and perform them with the proper attention.  Even though both performed the commandment, the latter receives a much better reward, since he subjugated his &amp;quot;evil inclination&amp;quot; and directed himself towards his God. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt1504.htm#12|Amos 4:12}}.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{nav|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Devar&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Devar&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Devar&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5770&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Tetsaveh&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Tetsaveh&lt;/del&gt;||}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{nav|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;February 2010&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Feb 26th&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Feb 26th&lt;/ins&gt;||}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
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		<title>Ron at 12:25, 5 March 2010</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l23&quot; &gt;Line 23:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; was used by the Cohanim to wash their hands and feet prior to their entering the Temple to perform their duties, as it is written: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0230.htm#20|ibid 20}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; was used by the Cohanim to wash their hands and feet prior to their entering the Temple to perform their duties, as it is written: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0230.htm#20|ibid 20}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;These ablutions were not performed in order to cleanse them of filth, but to remove ritual impurity.  In the morning before commencing the services in the Temple, they &amp;quot;sanctified&amp;quot; their hands and feet.  But during the day they did not do so unless their hands happened to become ritually impure or if they became distracted from their hands.  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Cohen does not need to sanctify [his hands] between each service, rather he sanctifies them just once in the morning, and then he may perform the services all day and all night.  This is only if he did not leave the Temple, and did not sleep, and did not urinate, and did not distract his mind from his hands; but if one of these four &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;occurred &lt;/del&gt;to him, he must re-sanctify his hands&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/8305n.htm#3|Laws of Approaching the Temple 5:3}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;These ablutions were not performed in order to cleanse them of filth, but to remove ritual impurity.  In the morning before commencing the services in the Temple, they &amp;quot;sanctified&amp;quot; their hands and feet.  But during the day they did not do so unless their hands happened to become ritually impure or if they became distracted from their hands.  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Cohen does not need to sanctify [his hands] between each service, rather he sanctifies them just once in the morning, and then he may perform the services all day and all night.  This is only if he did not leave the Temple, and did not sleep, and did not urinate, and did not distract his mind from his hands; but if one of these four &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happened &lt;/ins&gt;to him, he must re-sanctify his hands&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/8305n.htm#3|Laws of Approaching the Temple 5:3}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is a commandment to sanctify from the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; mentioned in our verse -- but if he sanctified from one of the other Temple vessels, even though he didn&amp;#039;t use the laver, his service is proper.  If that is so, what does the Torah mean by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?  That is to tell us that the Cohen who performed the service without having sanctified his hands and feet initially, is liable for a Heavenly death-sentence.  But then what do we need the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; for?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is a commandment to sanctify from the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; mentioned in our verse -- but if he sanctified from one of the other Temple vessels, even though he didn&amp;#039;t use the laver, his service is proper.  If that is so, what does the Torah mean by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?  That is to tell us that the Cohen who performed the service without having sanctified his hands and feet initially, is liable for a Heavenly death-sentence.  But then what do we need the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; for?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Ron</name></author>
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		<title>Ron: Created page with &#039;&lt;!--  	vim: tw=0 ft=Wikipedia --&gt;  {{bismilla}} {{header|Ki Tisa 5770|כי תישא תש&quot;ע}}  {{hebrew}} {{pasuqh|וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת, וְכ…&#039;</title>
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		<updated>2010-03-05T07:16:58Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;#039;&amp;lt;!--  	vim: tw=0 ft=Wikipedia --&amp;gt;  {{bismilla}} {{header|Ki Tisa 5770|כי תישא תש&amp;quot;ע}}  {{hebrew}} {{pasuqh|וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת, וְכ…&amp;#039;&lt;/p&gt;
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{{pasuqh|וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת, וְכַנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת -- לרָחְצָה; וְנָתַתָּ אֹתוֹ, בֵּין-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וְנָתַתָּ שָׁמָּה, מָיִם.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;וְרָחֲצוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו, מִמֶּנּוּ, אֶת-יְדֵיהֶם, וְאֶת-רַגְלֵיהֶם.  |p/pt/pt0230.htm#18|שמות ל:יח,יט}} &lt;br /&gt;
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{{heb|הכיור שימש לרחצה של ידיהם ורגליהם של הכוהנים לפני שניגשו לעבודתם במקדש.  ככתוב: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;בְּבֹאָם אֶל-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, יִרְחֲצוּ-מַיִם -- וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0230.htm#20|שם כ}}.  }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{heb|הרחצה הזאת -- לא כדי להסיר לכלוך הייתה, אלא להסיר טומאה.  בבוקר לפני התחלת העבודה במקדש &amp;quot;קידשו&amp;quot; את ידיהם ורגליהם.  אבל משך היום לא עשו כן אלא אם אירע להם טומאה, או הסיחו את דעתם מידיהם. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;אֵין הַכּוֹהֵן צָרִיךְ לְקַדַּשׁ בֵּין כָּל עֲבוֹדָה וַעֲבוֹדָה, אֵלָא פַּעַם אַחַת מְקַדֵּשׁ בַּבֹּקֶר וְעוֹבֵד וְהוֹלֵךְ כָּל הַיּוֹם כֻּלּוֹ וְכָל הַלַּיְלָה:  וְהוּא -- שֶׁלֹּא יֵצֵא מִן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, וְלֹא יִישַׁן, וְלֹא יַטִּיל מַיִם, וְלֹא יַסִּיחַ דַּעְתּוֹ; וְאִם עָשָׂה אֶחָד מֵאַרְבַּעְתָּן, צָרִיךְ לַחְזֹר וּלְקַדַּשׁ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  {{hcite|i/8305n.htm#3|הל&amp;#039; ביאת המקדש ה:ג}}.    }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{heb|הכיור של הפסוק שלנו, מצווה לקדש ממנה לעבודה -- אבל אם קידש מאחד מכלי השרת, אך לא קידש מן הכיור, עבודתו כשרה.  אם כן, מה הוא זה שכתוב &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?  שהכוהן שעובד בלא קידוש ידיים ורגליים תחילה ראוי למיתה בידי שמיים.  והכיור למה לי?  }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{heb|התורה רוצה לומר לנו שמי שרוצה לעלות בקדושה, יכין את כליו (ועצמו!) להיות מוכנים לשרת את השם יתברך שמו.  אינו דומה זה שעושה מצווה כאשר מזדמן לו, לזה שמכוון את דרכו תמיד לפגוע במצוות ולעשותם בכוונה.  אע&amp;quot;פ ששניהם ביצעו מצווה, לזה האחרון שכר מעולה יותר, כי כבש את יצרו הרע וכיוון עצמו לקראת אלוהיו. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;הִכּוֹן לִקְרַאת-אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt1504.htm#12|עמוס ד:יב}}. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{pasuq|&amp;#039;Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat. |p/pt/pt0230.htm#18|Ex 30:18,19}} &lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; was used by the Cohanim to wash their hands and feet prior to their entering the Temple to perform their duties, as it is written: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0230.htm#20|ibid 20}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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These ablutions were not performed in order to cleanse them of filth, but to remove ritual impurity.  In the morning before commencing the services in the Temple, they &amp;quot;sanctified&amp;quot; their hands and feet.  But during the day they did not do so unless their hands happened to become ritually impure or if they became distracted from their hands.  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Cohen does not need to sanctify [his hands] between each service, rather he sanctifies them just once in the morning, and then he may perform the services all day and all night.  This is only if he did not leave the Temple, and did not sleep, and did not urinate, and did not distract his mind from his hands; but if one of these four occurred to him, he must re-sanctify his hands&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/8305n.htm#3|Laws of Approaching the Temple 5:3}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a commandment to sanctify from the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; mentioned in our verse -- but if he sanctified from one of the other Temple vessels, even though he didn&amp;#039;t use the laver, his service is proper.  If that is so, what does the Torah mean by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;that they die not&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?  That is to tell us that the Cohen who performed the service without having sanctified his hands and feet initially, is liable for a Heavenly death-sentence.  But then what do we need the &amp;quot;laver&amp;quot; for?&lt;br /&gt;
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The Torah is telling us that one who wishes to rise in holiness, should prepare his vessels (and himself!) so they are ready to serve God, may His name be blessed.  There is no comparison between the one who performs a commandment as it happens upon him, and the one who constantly prepares himself and directs himself to seek out the commandments and perform them with the proper attention.  Even though both performed the commandment, the latter receives a much better reward, since he subjugated his &amp;quot;evil inclination&amp;quot; and directed himself towards his God. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt1504.htm#12|Amos 4:12}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>Ron</name></author>
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