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In his review of Michael Hattin’s commentaries on the books of Joshua and Judges, Francis Nataf explores how greater collaboration between creative Tanakh teachers could help reduce the number of overly speculative readings.

Ross Weissman offers a stirring poem on hope during the trying times of coronavirus.

Rabbi Ezra Schwartz reviews Nishmat HaBayit, a responsa collection by the Yoatzot Halacha of Nishmat

Ayelet Wenger on women and Torah and Talmud and some things (that get) in between.

R. Yitzchak Blau analyzes the 2018 book, Was Yosef on the Spectrum?

This is Not a Poem and other soon-to-be-published high holiday poems by Yehiel Poupko.

Reading R. Eliezer b. Hyrcanus and Shammai through an autistic lens, Liz Shayne explores how uncompromising, righteous anger can find a place in the beit midrash.

A new poem from Zohar Atkins offers a poetic meditation on life in the COVID world.

The Talmud criticizes the heretic Elisha ben Avuyah, or Aher, for listening to Greek music. But what did he do wrong? Todd Berman uses a close reading of Rashi’s comments on the Talmudic passage to explain.

Eileen Watts examines the similarities between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Rav Soloveitchik's Lonely Man of Faith.