Thursday, April 9, 2009

Hope, In Silence

Under what I assume to be Robert Krulwich's influence, Radio Lab's most recent post and podcast is about the "most profound story in the Bible," and no, they do not try to deconstruct it, justify it, or tear it apart. They simply present it - beautifully and eloquently. In honor of the current Passover and Easter season, Radio Lab presents: In Silence. A contemplation on the significance of when Abraham responded in silence when he was told to take Isaac to the mountain top.

Leonard Cohen has written a song, one of my favorites by him, about this story:



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