Episode 94 David’s Prayer
Text: 2 Samuel 10-12
A small empty space in a text—and a tiny artistic depiction of David—tell us an enormous amount about him.
In this episode, Rabbi Soloveichik analyzes an etching of Rembrandt’s. You can view it here:
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