Why Is There A Connection Between The Zayin Mashkim And The Yamim Tovim?

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Hi, this is Double AA Lasky with our question and answer series where in a few minutes we try to answer some of our listeners questions. I wanted to reach out with you with a question that has been bothering me and my students. I teach a Yiddisher curriculum to the second and fifth graders in the Talmudic Academy of Baltimore. And when I taught a lesson about the Zion Mashkim, I mentioned the p'shat you often discuss from your friend Rabbi Mordechai Kornfeld about how the seven liquids correspond to the seven Yom Tovim. The boys were always impressed and in many of the classes were able to figure out the connections on their own. But inevitably they would ask me a follow-up question, why? Like it's really cool connection that they fit so perfectly, but what's the shiychus? How do the seven liquids that enable food to become tumah correspond to the seven Yom Tovim? What's the real connection is there between these two topics? I was stumped by this. I haven't a clue. So I told them I'd reach out to you and maybe you'd be able to enlighten us. So, help. >> [laughter] >> Would you ever do explain the why behind the fascinating connection? Why do these two seemingly totally disparate ideas connect so well? I would really appreciate a response as soon as possible because my students really want to know. Okay. Now for those of you who have no idea what this question is talking about. Uh the Torah explains that in order for food to become tumah, to get become ritually impure, it first has to become wet on purpose by uh seven liquids. So, if I on purpose pour Tropicana Pure premium orange juice on my apples and then a dead mouse falls on it, it will not become tame because

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