Meaningful Words
Chazal tell us that Klal Yisrael received reward for that which Avraham Avinu said “for I am but dust (afar) and ash (eifer)” (Bereishis 18:27) For mentioning the dirt (afar) he received the mitzvah of “covering the blood with dirt” and for the ash (eifer) he received the mitzvah of “sprinkling the ash of the [...]