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Yitz Landes

Unfinished Rock
Why is the last stanza of Ma'oz Tzur unlike all other stanzas?

Mysterious Mishnah
According to a midrash, God will tell the contending nations: “He who possesses my mystery—he is my son.” And when they ask “What is your mystery?” God will reply, “It is the Mishnah.” How do you translate a mystery?