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Yakov Meir
A king of Israel must live a relatively modest life and, like his subjects, obey God. This also means, as specified in this week’s Torah reading, that he must fulfill an unusual obligation: “And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him mishne hatorah hazot [a copy of this law] in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites. And it shall be with him, and...
