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Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book. ...

Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 Mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Rosh Hashanah ...