What Did Abraham Actually Know?
Oct 30, 2015 By Tim Daniel Bernard | Commentary | Vayera
“But was he really as strongly convinced of such a revealed doctrine, and also of its meaning, as is required for daring to destroy a human being on its basis?”
—Immanuel Kant, Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason §4, transl. George di Giovanni
What would you do if a voice told you to sacrifice your child?
Read MoreLooking Upward and Outward
Nov 7, 2014 By Matthew Berkowitz | Commentary | Vayera
Sight and vision play an important role in the two opening narratives of Parashat Vayera.
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