The Tanakh tells us how G-d gave his law to Israel and how Israel failed to keep it. What is the solution to this problem? What is the hope of the Torah and the prophets?

Right before the exodus from Egypt the people of Israel had to shelter in place for a plague many times more deadly than the coronavirus. “Social distancing” from the Egyptians was enough to avoid the previous plagues but now more is needed…

The April 13, 2020 edition of The New Yorker includes Vinson Cunningham’s article “Looking for Signs of Peace in a Pandemic.” His closing paragraph mentions seeing our “In Search of Shalom” banner while on his Flatbush Avenue hike.

The short answer: Yes! Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel (Matthew 1:23, citing Isaiah 7:14).

An odd question, you might think. But it wasn’t so odd for the Israelites at the foot of Mount Sinai. When we meet the Holy One of Israel, special divine assistance is needed…