is often said to be interested in orthopraxy not orthodoxy.3 “Our dogmas are allusions, intimations, our wisdom is an allegory, but our actions are definitions.”4 Yet even for Judaism praxis rests on some theological convictions.5 It is often said that within the First Testament, commandment depends on narrative, though this is an oversimplification.6 But the Torah frequently points to rationales lying behind God’s commands, rationales that might inspire us to obey them.7 “The test of each story