Zvika Krieger

Does it? Right. I mean, I think that, I don't know if this is the question behind your question, but it's the question that I'm hearing is why am I returning to the Torah as this like book of wisdom, right? Like, and, you know, the traditional answer to that question is the Torah was written by God.

Does it? Right. I mean, I think that, I don't know if this is the question behind your question, but it's the question that I'm hearing is why am I returning to the Torah as this like book of wisdom, right? Like, and, you know, the traditional answer to that question is the Torah was written by God.

Does it? Right. I mean, I think that, I don't know if this is the question behind your question, but it's the question that I'm hearing is why am I returning to the Torah as this like book of wisdom, right? Like, and, you know, the traditional answer to that question is the Torah was written by God.

right and so like if you want to you know and like a kind of the way it's often talked about in jewish tradition is it's like it's like a blueprint for the world and like a sort of instruction manual for how to live your life and there are parts of the torah that are very much instructions like eat this don't eat this wear this don't wear this so that that stuff's kind of clear if you believe in it but then there's like lots of stories like the binding of isaac or like the exodus story or whatever and it's like well what are why are those in there at the very least

right and so like if you want to you know and like a kind of the way it's often talked about in jewish tradition is it's like it's like a blueprint for the world and like a sort of instruction manual for how to live your life and there are parts of the torah that are very much instructions like eat this don't eat this wear this don't wear this so that that stuff's kind of clear if you believe in it but then there's like lots of stories like the binding of isaac or like the exodus story or whatever and it's like well what are why are those in there at the very least

right and so like if you want to you know and like a kind of the way it's often talked about in jewish tradition is it's like it's like a blueprint for the world and like a sort of instruction manual for how to live your life and there are parts of the torah that are very much instructions like eat this don't eat this wear this don't wear this so that that stuff's kind of clear if you believe in it but then there's like lots of stories like the binding of isaac or like the exodus story or whatever and it's like well what are why are those in there at the very least

These are stories that have been passed down from generation to generation, and they are like in the DNA of anyone who's in the world of Western civilization and including Christianity and Islam. So like, first of all, the fact that they have been passed down, like there's this kind of buzzword these days of like ancestral wisdom.

These are stories that have been passed down from generation to generation, and they are like in the DNA of anyone who's in the world of Western civilization and including Christianity and Islam. So like, first of all, the fact that they have been passed down, like there's this kind of buzzword these days of like ancestral wisdom.

These are stories that have been passed down from generation to generation, and they are like in the DNA of anyone who's in the world of Western civilization and including Christianity and Islam. So like, first of all, the fact that they have been passed down, like there's this kind of buzzword these days of like ancestral wisdom.

And it's just like, yeah, this book has been around for like a really long time. So even if you don't believe God wrote it, like there's something there, you know? So I think it's like worth exploring. Then even if you don't think that it's inherently valuable, it has shaped our society. That you can't disagree with. So looking back at it with a critical eye and being like, what is here?

And it's just like, yeah, this book has been around for like a really long time. So even if you don't believe God wrote it, like there's something there, you know? So I think it's like worth exploring. Then even if you don't think that it's inherently valuable, it has shaped our society. That you can't disagree with. So looking back at it with a critical eye and being like, what is here?

And it's just like, yeah, this book has been around for like a really long time. So even if you don't believe God wrote it, like there's something there, you know? So I think it's like worth exploring. Then even if you don't think that it's inherently valuable, it has shaped our society. That you can't disagree with. So looking back at it with a critical eye and being like, what is here?

What is this text and what wisdom can be mined from it? It feels like a worthwhile endeavor.

What is this text and what wisdom can be mined from it? It feels like a worthwhile endeavor.

What is this text and what wisdom can be mined from it? It feels like a worthwhile endeavor.

Totally, totally. Yeah. And I think that, first of all, I think that's an important context for like when that book was written, right? But I also think the core tension, right, of being a quote unquote religious person is like the God that is portrayed in these religious texts is like not a very appealing God.

Totally, totally. Yeah. And I think that, first of all, I think that's an important context for like when that book was written, right? But I also think the core tension, right, of being a quote unquote religious person is like the God that is portrayed in these religious texts is like not a very appealing God.

Totally, totally. Yeah. And I think that, first of all, I think that's an important context for like when that book was written, right? But I also think the core tension, right, of being a quote unquote religious person is like the God that is portrayed in these religious texts is like not a very appealing God.

It's just kind of like, you have a God who gets angry, you have a God who gets jealous, you have a God who feels kind of petty, actually, in the Torah, and you're just like, how is this supposed to be the bedrock of a faith? This is God that's actually such an unappealing character. It's like going to see a play where the main character is really unappealing.

It's just kind of like, you have a God who gets angry, you have a God who gets jealous, you have a God who feels kind of petty, actually, in the Torah, and you're just like, how is this supposed to be the bedrock of a faith? This is God that's actually such an unappealing character. It's like going to see a play where the main character is really unappealing.