When you look back on the Book of Esther, it is so easy to see divine providence pulling the strings of this farce.
Certainly, haredi enlistment can be promoted, and people can be convinced of its value, but coercion is doomed to fail from the outset.
In this moment, our challenge is to face the brokenness created by this war and to refashion ourselves and our society.
The prohibition of work on Shabbat for the construction of the Mishkan underscores the importance and elevation of Shabbat.
Ultra-Orthodox paper Yated Ne'eman blasts secular Jews amid draft law debate, claiming Torah study is key to Jewish survival, not military service.
A person seeking a religious experience may resort to ecstatic experiences that lead him to a feeling of divine attainment. But this is a mistake.
The same object – gold donated by the nation – can bring the divine presence to rest among us, or it can lead us to the brink of religious annihilation.
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