Bob Dylan Could Have Been A Rabbi - Parshat Behalotecha

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When I think back over the many ex-observant Jews I‘ve known in my life, I often see a recurrent theme. When they were young, their innocent questions about Judaism were often met with “Don’t ask questions – that’s the way we’ve always done it.” Often this attitude turned them into unwilling atheists. I’ve often thought that the highest paid teachers in the Jewish educational system should be the first grade rebbes. A child’s entire future spirituality may rest in their hands. If a child’s question, “How do we know that God exists?” is met by red-faced stammering and a response of, “You can’t ask questions like that!” the child may well conclude that the reason you can’t ask that question is because there’s no answer to it.