"and god said to abraham, 'take your son, your only son, whom you love, isaac, and go into the land of moriah and offer him there for a sacrifice upon a mountain that i will show you" and why did the holy one -- blessed be he -- do this? why did he ask abraham to sacrifice his only son, whom he loved? but, danny, if hashem is everything, and we are nothing how are we to judge his actions? you think?! based on what? no one follows that midrash. watch your language. avi -- ask rabbi springer to come remove danny from the class. and you, if you had come out of egypt, you would have been destroyed in the desert with those who worshipped the golden calf. danny, good to see you. i wanted to take up that discussion we were having. . about abraham and isaac.