“How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places, O Israel. Like brooks are they turned, like gardens by the river, like cedars beside the waters the waters flow from God’s buckets… Those who bless you are blessed and those who curse you are cursed.”
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This biblical verse, traditionally recited as one enters a synagogue, has a challenging provenance.
“Do not say, ‘Why should I lessen my own fortune by giving my money to this poor person?’ Bear in ...