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<div title="Rashi&#39;s Commentary on Esther in the Supercommentary of the Rebbe" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="Rashi's Commentary on Esther in the Supercommentary of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson" synopsis="~Does Rashi lean toward Midrashik and Talmudic interpretation? Or does he attempt to uncover the simple reading of Esther?|&nbsp;~^ 32:11|">
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<div title="Rediscovering Rashi&#39;s Method in the Hagaddah" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="Rediscovering Rashi's Method in the Hagaddah" synopsis="~How the Rebbe reframed Rashi's approach to the Biblical texts of the Haggadah|&nbsp;~^ 31:40|">
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<div title="A Subtle Enemy" class="item clearfix layer_info" layer_title="A Subtle Enemy<br><span>Exploring Rashi’s commentary on Balaam’s advice to seduce the Israelites into sin</span>" synopsis="~Jews are naturally repelled by promiscuity. Discover Rashi’s insight into Bilam’s top secret plan to get the Jews to sin in the one area they were vigilant to avoid.|&nbsp;~^ 48:41|">
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