On Sacred Ground
The news from Israel can feel overwhelming – but Torah gives us language for understanding current events with complexity and compassion. From Hadar’s Beit Midrash in Jerusalem, Rabbi Avital Hochstein joins Rabbi Avi Killip to unpack some of the most pressing spiritual and moral questions in Israel today.
On Sacred Ground
The Role of Torah in War
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Hadar Institute
A midrash describes how God offered the Torah do the descendants of Esau, but they refused it when they heard one of its key teachings was "do not kill." What does it mean to receive and hold fast to the Torah in a time of war, where killing is a terrifying and necessary reality?