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The Tunneling Burglar and the False Prophet: Opening New Chapters of Biblical Interpretation

In this essay, Yaakov Taubes explores and elucidates methods of dividing the Humash into sections, and analyzes their significance -- particularly through the lens of Parshat Mishpatim.

When Prayer Meets Principle: Rabbi Soloveitchik and the Limits of Accommodation

Jonathcan Muskat explores the different ways Rabbi Soloveitchik communicated about Mehitzah.

Ha-Inyan Ha-Eloki: Restoring Yehuda Ha-Levy and The Kuzari to Their Andalusian Context

Jackson Gardner offers a new reading of the Kuzari’s Inyan Ha-Elohi.

TIMELY THOUGHTS

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SCHOLARSHIP

The Tunneling Burglar and the False Prophet: Opening New Chapters of...

In this essay, Yaakov Taubes explores and elucidates methods of dividing the Humash into sections, and analyzes their significance -- particularly through the lens of Parshat Mishpatim.

COMMENTARY

When Prayer Meets Principle: Rabbi Soloveitchik and the Limits of Accommodation

Jonathcan Muskat explores the different ways Rabbi Soloveitchik communicated about Mehitzah.

Tu b’Shvat and the Question We Can’t Keep Avoiding: Is the...

In this essay, Aviva Lauer analyzes the Biblical prohibition against cutting down fruit trees in wartime, and connects it to messages about human dignity.

CULTURE

Two Amish Women Walked into a Casino (Because I Drove Them...

Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar tells the story of a funny-yet-poignant experience from when she lived in an Amish community and sought to bring some of her friends to see the ocean.