“As permissive as our culture is in almost every other area, when it comes to translating the Bible we’ve become stricter than the Dark Ages.”

Orthodox Judaism has bigger things to worry about than biblical criticism, and more dangerous threats to fight against.

"It is possible to relate to the Torah as a divine document without being bound to untenable notions regarding the nature of God and His. . .

A search for the origins of a well-known rabbinical expression leads to the New Testament, and specifically to the book of Matthew.