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A Sin to Save the World?This source sheet examines Parashat Bereshit's account of humanity's relationship to the Earth and its lifeforms and arrives at a conclusion that perhaps differs from the traditional view of this relationship.
David Wagger•62 Views•September 15, 2025•Purpose of Life,Garden of Eden,Bereshis,The Tree of Knowledge,Genesis,Creation of Man,Humanity,Dominion
Shirat HaYam: Writing on the Wall and MoreArranged for Tikkun Leil Shavu'ot 5784 in large part, this sheet combines elements of the earlier sheets, "Psalm 27: The Unique Case of Double Dots" and "Song of the Sea: Writing on the Wall", and presents new circumstantial speculation about Shirat HaYam (The Song of the Sea)
Psalm 27: The Unique Case of Double DotsThis sheet explores the unique case of dots both over and under the word לוּלֵא in Psalm 27 and their possible significance.
David Wagger•1662 Views•February 4, 2024•Song of the Sea,Dots,Rewards,Psalm 27,Repentance,Uncertainty,Merit
Unraveling Sha'atneiz: What's in a Name?This source sheet presents text and commentary on Sha'atneiz (שעטנז) and arrives at a different understanding.
Dolphin Skins, Sealskins ... Aaron's Kin?This source sheet takes a close look at "dolphin skins" and eventually arrives at an unexpected conclusion.
David Wagger•221 Views•March 23, 2025•Skins,Aaron and the Golden Calf,Tabernacle,Tent of Meeting (Ohel Moed)
Cursing Balak and the Accursed WomanUpdated June 8, 2025, this source sheet examines a particular type of wordplay in Parashat Balak that reveals some interesting aspects of the parashah and raises some serious (if not controversial) questions and issues.
13 to 1: These Are Great Odds!This (updated) sheet explores some interesting aspects of God's Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה מִדּוֹת, and some of their implications.
David Wagger•223 Views•October 20, 2024•Creation,One,Oneness of God,Spies,Atonement,Yom Kippur,Tablets,13 Middot,Rams
Doubling Down with a DotThis source sheet considers a "simple" case of a single dot on a letter in the Torah.
Two Dots, or Not Two Dots: אֶת is the Question.This source sheet offers an alternative explanation for the dots over את in Genesis 37:12.
A Closer Look at Tzitzit: Why the Extra Yod?Prepared and presented originally for Tikkun Leil Shavu'ot 5783, this source sheet (since edited twice and reformatted for greater clarity) presents various texts and commentaries concerning ציצת and arrives at a different understanding.
David Wagger•1603 Views•May 19, 2023•Justice,Tzitzit,Sexual Immorality,Gematria,Commandment,Idolatry
Jumping to Conclusions about Frogs: A Brief NoteThis is a brief exploration of the possible reasons that צְּפַרְדֵּעַ is the Hebrew word for frog.
What Are Some Dots Between Brothers?!: Looking Both WaysThis source sheets examines the encounter between Jacob and Esau in Genesis 33:4 and the possible significance of the dotted text.
Splitting Heirs: Abraham and SarahThis source sheet explores the similarities between God's process for establishing the Covenant with Abraham and Sarah for their descendants and God's renaming of Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah. There is a surprise ending.
David Wagger•141 Views•November 10, 2024•Covenant of Abraham,Abraham and Sarah,Names,Lech Lcha,Vayera
Concealing Overt Acts: Looking the Other WayThis source sheet examines the text with 11 niqudot (dots) above concerning overt acts at the end of Parashat Nitzavim and arrives at a different understanding.
David Wagger•204 Views•May 29, 2023•Israel's Exile,Dots,Nitzavim,Concealing,Intermarriage,Babylonian Exile
Ha'Azinu: Ascending and DescendingThis Source Sheet presents some interesting attributes of the Poem of Ha'Azinu that are connected to The Tokhekhah in Ki Tavo (revised September 2024).
Song of the Sea: Writing on the WallThis sheet explores some interesting aspects of the Song of the Sea that arise from its structure.
50 Days to Leave Your Leaven?This sheet explores a curious text-based connection between Pesach and Shavu'ot.
David Wagger•181 Views•March 19, 2024•Mitzvot,Matzah,Shavuot,Pesah,Matan Torah,The Counting of the Omer Barley Offering
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