Why did the prophet Yeshayah open his entire book with a complaint that has nothing to do with idolatry, theft, or any specific sin? This week, we trace a single missing word in his opening line back to a secret the Ramchal reveals about why the Torah doesn't hand us clarity for free — and why an unfanned coal might be the best metaphor for your own spiritual life. What you already "know" and what you actually believe turn out to be very different things, and the gap between them has a name.

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