THE DANGER OF EXTREMISM
The story about the blasphemer at the end of Parshat Emor is shocking. What drove him over the edge so that he cursed God? The Medrash fills in the gaps in the story, but the expanded narrative throws up more questions than answers. Rabbi Dunner shares an interesting anecdote to illustrate the purpose for including the blasphemer story in the Torah.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In a letter dated November 1861, General George B. McClellan — newly appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as commander of the Union Army —... Read More