My word of the week: contextomy - Chol HaMoed Sukkot




Taste of Torah show

Summary: Various forms of dishonest speech -- spin, obfuscation, dog-whistle messages, and outright lies, are common in public, and particularly political discourse. We even find an example in the prayerbook. The prayerbook reflects religious experience; contextomy is intended to distort reality. Sukkot teaches us honesty and transparency.