This week, we read the first portion of the entire Torah. It is full of the great origin stories of the Bible: the Creation, the exile from Eden, Cain and Abel.
A rabbi with whom I once studied pointed out that the two first stories about human beings in the Bible are about curiosity and jealousy. These, the Torah seems to suggest, are the two quintessentially human impulses: the desire to know, on the one hand, and envy of what others know, or do, on the other.
The great economist F.A. Hayek identified envy as the essence of socialism, and hence self-destruction. Any philosophy that aimed to redistribute wealth was ultimately based on envy, and was therefore guarantee to destroy freedom.
On the other hand, the portion reminds us that freedom comes with a degree of responsibility. Adam and Eve had near-total freedom, but lost it, tragically, because they could not accept that their freedom had to have boundaries.
Today's episode is devoted to the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. It was produced before the announcement of a ceasefire deal, yet remains current & relevant.
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This week's portion is a beautiful poem, containing the Covenant between God and the people of Israel. But given the breaking news that Hamas may actually have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages, I will devote my remarks to that.
One hopes it is true; if so, it makes this week's additional reading, from II Samuel 22, even more relevant: David's song of praise to the Lord for delivering him from the hand of his enemies.
"18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support."
So much to focus on this week -- and much breaking news. A peace deal in the Middle East, perhaps? Eric Adams dropping out of the mayor's race? And a looming shutdown as Democrats push their demands beyond absurdity.
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the shutdown
- John Carney - Breitbart News financial editor, on the upcoming jobs report
- Jerome Hudson - Breitbart News entertainment editor, on the Kimmel fallout
- Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on the UN and Gaza talks
- Matisyahu - award-winning reggae artist, on his new album, "Ancient Child"
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