From Burning Candles to ‘Burning’ People
In honor of Hanukkah, Admiel Kosman considers literary and aggadic traditions that depict holy people as burning flames or sources of light. He proposes that these traditions be read in light of Martin Buber’s insight regarding the dialogical personality.
The Destruction of Babylonia, Detailed: R. Yonatan’s Petihta to Megillat Esther
Tamar Weissman and Batnadiv HaKarmi explore R. Yonatan's introduction to Megillat Esther, per Masekhet Megillah in the Talmud, and its relationship to biblical history.
Shavat Suru: The First Kinah, Matter and Form
Yaakov Jaffe examines how the form in the Kinnah "Shavat Suru" gives us insight into its broader meaning.
Rabbinic Creativity and the Waters that would Consume the World
Levi Morrow explores how the Rabbis use creative exegesis to save the world
from drowning in a flood
Blintzes, Sinai, Revelation: The Concrete Implications of a Custom
Through a nuanced examination of interrelated minhagim, Nachman Levine shows how the custom of eating dairy foods, particularly blintzes, on Shavuot reenacts a collective initiation into Torah Study, allowing us to reexperience Revelation.
God’s Estranged Wife: Rashi on Song of Songs, Lamentations and Hosea
Through analyses of Rashi's commentaries on Song of Songs, Lamentations, and Hosea, Devorah Schoenfeld explores narratives of the Jewish nation's relationship to God.
Can You See the Light and the Darkness?
Zach Truboff draws upon the thought of Rav Kook and Rav Shagar to explore the themes of light and darkness and their application to Hanukkah.
Cultural Migrations of a Hanukkah Pilgrimage
Elli Fischer explores the ideological components of developments in Hanukkah traditions.
On Yom Kippur, determinism and national unity
Aton Holzer explores the role of free will and its limits in the Yom Kippur liturgy.
Hope
Ross Weissman offers a stirring poem on hope during the trying times of coronavirus.
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