A LESSON FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (PODCAST)
Rabbi Dunner puzzles over the fact that Maximilien Robespierre was known as “the incorruptible”, bearing in mind that he presided over the most violent period of the French Revolution, known as the Reign of Terror. A midrash on Parshat Pekudei helps clear up the definition of integrity and incorruptibility once and for all.
There is a curious anomaly in Parshat Ki Tavo: those who will adhere to God's Torah are promised to be "on the top," and also not "on the bottom." Why... Read More