Torah portion Vayakhel-Pekudei

Enlightening the Minister Who Said Jews Are Blind Shortly after moving to California, I was contacted by Herb, an older Jewish man whom a Baptist minister had befriended. Herb invited the minister to his home to speak with his friends and family, and he asked me to present the Jewish point of view. The discussion lasted several hours, and I was able to refute the minister’s prooftexts to the satisfaction of everyone in attendance. However, the minister became frustrated and blurted out, “Rabbi