Menachem Zaman

Jerusalem is a city that inspires an almost inexplicable love. It has a charm that is hard to put into words. It eludes description because its reality is fundamentally paradoxical, one that is ontologically contradictory. The city radiates an intoxicating beauty, even though its rugged visuals and ancient grit completely defy conventional aesthetic standards. To …

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All the ways I wish I could love You. I wish I could love Youwith a love beyond perfection,without fracture,without correction. I wish I could love Youwith every word of love ever spoken,with every silence love has broken open, with every poem that dared to bearthe weight of love, the ache of care. I wish …

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The Torah’s prohibition against taking interest is often understood as a law about compassion. A Jew may not turn his brother’s need into an opportunity for profit. That is certainly true. But there is another layer as well. The Torah is not only concerned with the lender’s character. It is also deeply concerned with the …

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