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curse
Which do you choose — blessings or curses?
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
September 18, 2008
Parshat Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8) Throughout Moses\’ dark description of curses, the theme of enemies is prevalent. This, too, is part of the curses we wish to obliterate on Rosh Hashanah.
Exploring Past Finds Power of Choices
Rafael Guber
February 6, 2003
The Hebrew language is not famous for its curse words. There is one, however, emach she\’mo, meaning, \”may his name be erased.\”
In our tradition, it is a horrible curse to be erased from human memory. For example, Hitler, emach she\’mo: Even as we remember him, we remember to forget him. Those who evoke our most horrible memories are those who most deserve to be forgotten.
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