It’s Still World War IV
The fight against IS is but a part of it.
November 23, 2015
What Does It Mean to Love God?
How can adoration be commanded?
To the modern reader, the biblical injunction “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God” seems strange: how can one of the most fundamental human emotions be commanded? In his new book on the subject, Jon D. Levenson first places the verse from Deuteronomy in its historical context and then proceeds to examine how it has been understood by Jewish thinkers through the ages. (Interview by Debra Liese).