Tomorrow evening begins the holiday of Shavuot - the time the Torah was given. Hence, I thought it appropriate to suggest some Torah learning for everyone to do. Specifically, please look at chapter 20 of 1 Kings and you may want to think about the following questions:
1) Why was it necessary for the prophet to have been actively harmed before approaching the King of Israel?
2) Why was the person who did not listen to the prophet's command punished so severely?
3) Why did the King of Israel release the King of Aram?
4) Was he right in doing so? If yes, why was he punished?
5) What, if anything, does this teach us about how King Lune should treat Prince Rabadash? How are these stories similar? How are they different?
Feel free to put answers and ideas in the comments.
PS. My Shavuot class this year will not be Narnian related (they can't all be), but instead I'll be speaking on "A Nation Alone, A Nation Apart," using the blessing of the evil Balaam as the source text.
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