On July 4, a Talmud passage about Israel’s flaw, and unbroken covenant
And when the people sinned with the Golden Calf, 1,200,000 angels of destruction descended …
Can a single passage of Talmud help us think about Black Lives Matter?
Such an absurd demand — “Change your shoes or we’ll kill you!” — but it’s the Talmud showing how an oppressive society can crush its minorities.