An interesting thing – to me, at least – my Rov mentioned that we call last night Nital nacht for more than one reason. Nital comes from natal, the so-called “birth” day, but some hold the opinion that it was on this day that he was nitleh (hung up) on the tzeilem. Since I don’t believe he was born at this time of year, which was the Pagan Winter Solstice, either of those ideas works as well as the other. I don’t give much import to any of it, regardless.
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