Og

At the end of the parshah of Chukat the Torah tells of the battle with Og, the giant king of Bashan: And they turned and ascended by way of Bashan; and Og, king of Bashan, came out to meet them--he and all his people--to wage war at Edrei. Then G-d said ...

Who was Og, why was Moses afraid of him, and what this teaches us about the protective power of a single act of kindness

This has been the story of our history ever since. They think they can squash us. They think we are weak. They never succeeded. They never will.

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