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) “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” This line is often attributed to Albert Einstein, but... Read More