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Lions and Tigers and Bears?

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin explores the fourth plague, arov, traditionally depicted as a swarm of wild animals or insects during the biblical story of Egypt's plagues. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Biblical Museum Of Natural HistoryMidrashSagesTen PlaguesPesachDivine JusticeInterpretationsKosher LocustsEgyptian PlaguesArov

Places mentioned

Egypt
"or of both: I will let loose swarms against you (Ex. 8:17). From where did they come?"
Israel
"In Israel, they can be collected from the museum (and we might arrange collection points elsewhere due to the travel challenges caused by the war)."
United States
"In the US, you can order them online; DHL is due to get them to our US distribution office in time for them to get to you by Pesach, but please note that this cannot be guaranteed."

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