

Parashat Shmini Atzeret - Simchat Torah: When the Beginning Is Not a Beginning
There is a fairly common practice among politicians. When a politician is elected and comes to power, they often feel the need to undo what their predecessor did, especially when that predecessor belonged to another political party. Decisions are reversed, projects are abandoned, and an attempt is made to draw a clear line between what came before and what comes next. As if beginning something new required erasing everything that came before and starting from scratch. This ye






