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The Shulchan Aruch says one must say cursed is Haman, blessed is Mordechai, and that “Charvona is also<\/em> remembered for good”. Why do we say\u00a0 \u05d5\u05d2\u05dd<\/strong> \u05d7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 – “also”, as if it’s of a lesser significance? Why is the longest pasuk in Tanach (in Megilat Esther) 43 words? What is the significance of the\u00a0 does this pasuk contain all the letters of the aleph bet (a pangram)?<\/p>\n

Why does the Shulchan Aruch point out that Lag BaOmer and Purim always fall on the same day of the week? What is the significance?<\/p>\n

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The Shulchan Aruch says one must say cursed is Haman, blessed is Mordechai, and that “Charvona is also remembered for good”. Why do we say\u00a0 \u05d5\u05d2\u05dd \u05d7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 – “also”, as if it’s of a lesser significance? Why is the longest pasuk in Tanach (in Megilat Esther) 43 words? What is the significance of the\u00a0 does […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133454,"featured_media":47016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[348],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-purim","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nSweetening the Din, Gam Zu L'Tova & the Longest Pasuk in Tanach - OU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why do we say "Charvona is ALSO remembered for good"? 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