Hidden meanings abound in every letter and every word of the Torah. In Midrash Sinim: Hasidic Legend and Commentary on the Torah, author Yong Zhao offersthoughtful commentaries on Jewish beliefs and traditions, including the Torah and theKabbalah. He answers the following questions in his commentaries as well: • God had respect for Abel and his offering, but not Cain and his offering. Why? • Ham saw the nakedness of his father, Noah, but why did Noah curse Ham’s son Canaan and his offspring rather than Ham himself? • How can we understand that the Tree of Life was actually an aton...