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Why are tzadikim compared to myrtles?
The gemarah (megillah 13b, sanhedrin 93a) states that tzadikim are compared to haddasim. We also know that of the four species the haddas is described as only having a pleasant fragrance but not a ...
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Was Joseph considered a Tzaddik as he went down to Egypt?
Rashi on 37 (25) cites the Medrash about what the camels were carrying:
and their camels were carrying, etc.: Why did Scripture publicize
their burden? To let you know the reward of the ...
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Who are the tzaddikim in olam ha-ba?
The midrash tells of various things that will happen to the righteous in olam ha-ba, such as feasting on Leviathan. Who are these? Everybody except those who have no share in olam ha-ba per Pirke ...
