374. He Touched the Hollow of His Thigh
December 1982 It is written in The Zohar (VaYishlach, Item 111) about the verse, “He touched the hollow of his thigh,” meaning […]
December 1982 It is written in The Zohar (VaYishlach, Item 111) about the verse, “He touched the hollow of his thigh,” meaning […]
December 1981 “He saw that he could not prevail over him.” What did he do? He promptly “touched the hollow
Hanukkah, December 16, 1971 It is written in The Zohar, VaYeshev (236), “‘And it came to pass as that day, and he came
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December 1983 Hard on himself and easy on others. That is, what others do, regardless of how much Torah and
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