While Israel’s sages sought to appease the Roman Empire by creating a “safe” Torah that reduced the Creator’s instructions to the realm of individual piety, Rabbi Shimon bar-Yoḥai took steps to hide and preserve the fuller Torah that deals with national issues and history’s goal.
Why the Hidden Torah Threatens the West
Israel's Torah threatened the Roman Empire & its rule over Judea. Our sages had to hide it in order to survive. But now that the Torah's been unlocked, does it still pose a danger to Western civilization?
