Zealous Hate
April 8, 2022 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

Our sages have a concept of "zealous hate." They say that the zealot is willing to have one of his own eyes gouged out, just as long as the person he hates has both of his eyes gouged out. The description sounds graphic and the concept is ghastly. I always thought of this as a figurative metaphor,… [Read more...]