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And [Moses] was there (on Mount Sinai) with G-d forty days and forty nights; bread he did not eat and water he did not drink (Exodus 34:28). Very interesting. Have you ever tried it?

If G-d transcends all limitation and definition, and religion is a set of laws and rituals and a list of things that one must or must not do, why would the way to relate to G-d be to impose further restriction and definition on our already finite and constricted lives?

They entered me like tiny pieces of a puzzle that found the space, or impression, that was carved exactly to fit their dimensions. Then they would snap together, forming sentences and paragraphs and concepts...

Kabbalah was bursting colorfully in the air like a fireworks display...

One might reasonably suppose that since oxen and pits are facts of life, the Torah must implement laws to govern their many possible interactions. In fact, the situation is just the reverse...

Why did the Almighty choose the imagery of an eagle to describe His love for and providence over us? After all, the eagle is not even a kosher bird...