In everyday Hebrew, chinam means “free.”
But as we approach Tisha B’Av—the day we mourn the destruction of the Temple—chinam takes on a darker meaning.
Our sages say the Temple was destroyed because of sin’at chinam, which I translate as “hatred without cost.”
In today’s episode, I’ll speak about the current divisions in Israeli society and why these very divisions are the greatest threat to Israel’s existence – far greater than that posed by Hamas, Hezbollah, or even Iran.
I’ll also offer reasons for hope.
And, as always, I answer listener questions.
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