Category: Hebrew Reading Lesson

Reading Hebrew exercises and practice verses

Idolatry and Rage…

John J Parsons

We are warned not to destroy ourselves by allowing bitterness, anger, or fear to consume our hearts. In our Torah this week (Eikev) we read: “And you shall not bring an abominable thing (תּוֹעֵבָה) into your house and become devoted to destruction like it” (Deut. 7:26). The sages of the Mishnah said that yielding to rage is equivalent to idol worship and should never be brought into the home. Indeed, rage is linked with avodah zarah  (עבודה זרה) – idolatry – because it exalts the ego and claims that the Lord can’t (or won’t) help you in your moment of testing or need. Read more “Idolatry and Rage…”