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Tag Archives: Dead Sea Scrolls

The Real Origins of the Rashi, Rabbenu Tam Tefillin Dispute

January 11, 2016ParashaDead Sea Scrolls, Talmud, TefillinEditors

The Dead Sea Scrolls Tefillin and the Making of an Urban Legend

Dr. Yehudah Cohn Continue reading The Real Origins of the Rashi, Rabbenu Tam Tefillin Dispute →

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