Many people today ask questions about the age of the world. They hear scientists say the world is billions of years old. They hear the Torah teaches the world is approximately 5,784 years old. Then they say, "Until I resolve this question, I cannot keep mitzvot.

We live in a world where everything feels stable until it isn't. A healthy body can be changed forever by a single surgery. A thriving city can be destroyed by one natural disaster. A person's entire life can pivot on one traumatic moment.

When you hear a scientist announce that "modern discoveries contradict the Torah," do you feel a flicker of doubt? Many Jews today encounter scientific theories presented as fact and begin to wonder: Maybe the Torah is outdated. Maybe the sages did not know what we know today.

When someone says the world is billions of years old and the Torah says otherwise, many Jews begin to doubt. But before you walk away from Torah because of a scientist's claim, you must understand what that claim actually rests upon.

When Hashem destroyed the world through the Mabul, He left one giant alive. Not the largest or the strongest—but Og, the smallest of all the Nephilim. Why would Hashem preserve a living remnant of a corrupt generation?

Many Jews today mistakenly believe that their Jewish identity depends on supporting Israel, following political leaders, or standing with the IDF.