They Burned the Torah — But They Could Never Destroy It
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair
From the Roman Empire to the Nazis, history is filled with attempts to burn the Torah and erase the Jewish people. Yet the Torah has endured. This powerful reflection for the Seventeenth of Tammuz explores the tragic history of book burnings, the martyrdom of Rabbi Chanina ben Teradion, the shattered Tablets, and the timeless Jewish belief that while parchment may burn, the letters of the Torah can never be destroyed.