When a new Reform Temple was built in Germany, רב שמשון רפאל הירש was invited to see it.  After a tour of the building, he remarked that it reminded him of תיבת נח.  “How so?” he was asked.  “Because like the תיבה,” he said, “מבית ומבחוץ בכופר.  The building is מלא כפירה מבפנים ומבחוץ.”

06/10/2021