Vayeitzei: Hashem’s Love-Hate Relationship With Stone Monuments

Length of the article: 2 pages
Length of the audio: 8 minutes 55 seconds
Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 11/24/23, entitled: Vayeitzei: Hashem’s Love-Hate Relationship With Stone Monuments. The stone pillar set up by Yaakov is presented by the Torah as a good thing - yet, the Torah subsequently says that Hashem "hates" such pillars. Which is it? Surely He didn't "change His mind"! In this article we examine two completely different approaches to this question and those like it.
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