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The “Yachatz” Mystery…and How Yitzchak Avinu Always Comes Through in the Clutch

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The Ba’al HaTurim at the beginning of Va’era points out that the gematria of the word Va’era is 208, the same as Yitzchak because it was in his merit that we were redeemed in  Egypt. Weren’t we redeemed in the merit of all 3 forefathers? Why do we break the middle matzah, which represents Levi, in half?


Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
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