In recent years, the escalation of a violent and ugly Palestinian intifada has placed before the Jewish People some stark and difficult questions: How does one battle a faceless terrorism and a stateless enemy? How do we cope with the painful realities of suicide bombers and a broader propaganda onslaught against Israel? And as Jews, how do we somehow extract these very real and painful events from the arena of mere media and politics, and seek a context for them through Torah study?