There is a curious passage in Parshat Bha’alotecha — two verses enclosed by upside-down nuns. These verses are well-known to those of us who attend Shabbat morning services, as they are woven into the ...

In my last column, I asked, “Are we willing to pray for our political enemies?” This is an uncomfortable question, because we know we are not supposed to have enemies. Yet when we think of the parable ...