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“The Torah places their deaths near the laws of the Parah Adumah to teach that while the passing of a righteous person can bring atonement, it also leaves behind a vacuum. It purifies the generation at large, while leaving those close to them with a deep and lasting loss.”

This was very powerful. Thanks for writing this and I’m sharing some of it tonight at Shabbos dinner.

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