That exchange has stayed with me for many reasons, but a key one is that it leans into this week’s Torah portion, Ki Teitzei, which begins with the words “When you go out to war.” It does not pretend war is an accident. It says straight up: There WILL be war. There will be enemies. There will be fear and rage.
And that has proven to be true.
But instead of telling us how to win, the Torah tells us how not to lose ourselves.
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