weAnochi A’far waEfer – I am (merely) dust and ashes When Abraham learns of the Divine intention to wipe out the entire wicked city of Sodom, he entreats before the Supreme Judge to save the city even for the sake of a small minority of righteous people in it. This back and forth verbal exchange […]
Noah – 5775
Getting Drunk “Noah, the tiller of the soil, planted a vineyard” [Genesis 9:20]. Was he the first to discover the secret of producing wine? Rashi explains that Noah took with him saplings of grapevines and figs to the ark, but he does not draw a conclusion that before the flood Noah was a drinker. It […]
On Pope John Paul’s Saintly Jewish Miracle
The second public miracle needed in order to proclaim Pope John Paul II a saint has now been proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church. However, that second miracle could also have been the revival of Jewish music and Jewish life in today’s Poland. Of course, it is simpler to prove an individual case of a […]
The Miracle Of Jewish Survival
The king of Prussia, Frederick the Great, in a discussion with his court chaplain once said, “Give me proof of the inspiration of the Bible.” The chaplain replied, “Your majesty, I can answer your request in a single word.” Frederick looked at the chaplain with some amazement and asked, “What magic word carries such strong […]
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