Episode 128 Judges and Freedom from Fear
What does the Torah mean when it commands us to “fear no man”?
Supplemental Materials:
- Click here to read an essay about Raphael Medoff’s book on FDR and the Holocaust.
- Click here to read FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech.
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Rabbi Soloveichik’s yearlong “Ten-Minute Mitzvah” podcast is generously sponsored by Ivan and Suzana Kaufman.
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