THERE IS A midrash I saw years ago about Eliyahu HaNavi meeting a fisherman that became relevant for a new book I am just finishing, b”H. It’s especially powerful at this time of year, and it goes like this:

THIS WEEK’S PARSHA resonates with me deeply, and it always has. In truth, I am not entirely sure why. Many other parshiyos contain narratives and information more aligned with what I typically focus on and write about these days. Yet, something about the tone of Shoftim makes it feel closest to our everyday reality.

Before starting, I just published a new book called, “House of God,” b”H. I had not planned to write it but it was set in motion by a question about the Third Temple. The book seemed to practically write itself, and even AI was impressed giving it a 9.5/10 for a book of its kind. If you want to better understand what it was like to have the Temple, and to get one again, read the book. This time I say it as a reader, not the writer.Order it directly through Amazon or Thirtysix.org.

OPEN MY EYES and I will see the wonders of Your Torah” (Tehillim 119:18).