The Holy One said to the moon: Go, diminish yourself.” (Chullin 60b) “תִּקְוַת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי הַזֶּה.” “The hope of this scarlet thread.” (Yehoshua 2:18) When the Holy One told the moon to diminish ...

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