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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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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How can a commoner desire a Queen?She radiates a light he cannot bear.A splendor sensed before it’s seen—drawn—yet he dares not stare. Can flesh ever love a soul?The soul—beyond space and time, complete.And the body—dust and ash,fallinginto quiet defeat. And can a shallow breathyearn for the ocean’s depth? A breath—as soon as it is born,perishes—unmourned. …

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