Who knows forty-seven?
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47 are the prohibitory mitzvos in the Torah portion of Ki Teitzei (according to the Chinuch's listing) - the most in any one portion. 47 are also the positive mitzvos in the Rambam's Sefer Ha'Avodah (dealing with the laws of the Temple) - again, the most in any one book of his Mishneh Torah. |
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Automatic Kalishnikov rifle, model 1947, also known as AK-47 Arguably responsible for more Jewish deaths than any weapon since WWII. I know, that is a pretty depressing answer. I encourage everyone to down-vote it! |
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