Miracles Make People Weaker - Here’s Why | 10@9 | 2026.01.26

This morning we ask why aren't there open miracles today like the splitting of the Red Sea? We analyze the passage where God commands how to collect and eat the Mon (Manna from heaven which the Jewish People ate during their 40-year journey through the desert), and why Moshe was angry they did not follow God's instructions. A profound answer from Rabbi Mair Simchah of Dvinsk in Meshech Chochmah explains Moshe's anger and answers our question - we are much better off without open miracles today.

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

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