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What is the problem with the Ashera tree?

The Book of Dvarim emphasizes that B’nai Yisrael are supposed to uproot and destroy idol worship from the Land of Israel. In Parshat Shoftim, Dvarim 16:21, we read: Do not plant an Ashera (idolatrous tree) for yourself or any tree near the mizbeach (altar) of...

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