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Mysterious Jewish Law (Red Heifer)
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The red heer, one of the most mysterious
commandments in the whole Torah. It was
the way we cleanse people from their
deepest spiritual impurity. Took a red
heer, they burnt it. The ashes of the
red hepher were mixed with water. And
that mixture was used as a cleansing
agent for the profoundest spiritual
impurity in ancient biblical times.
What's the significance of this? Ashes
represents the end. Anything. When
something is burned to the ground, all
that's left are the ashes. Water
represents the beginning. Every fetus
develops the amniotic sack in water. 70%
of our cells are made up of water. Water
represents genesis and the beginning of
life. We mix the ashes and the water.
And that's how we cleanse those who
became spiritually impure because of
contact with the corpse. Symbolism is
that every end is also a beginning. We
never allow the end to just be defined
as the final chapter and everything is
over. We realize that as painful as
endings are, they also give us an
opportunity for a new
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