Titus and the Tripartite Soul: A Lesson on Leadership and Jewish Survival
With a novel reading of Josephus and Gittin, Shana Schwartz proposes that the tragedy of the second hurban and the mystery of subsequent Jewish survival may be understood by reference to the physiological knowledge available in classical antiquity.
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.
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.
First Fruits: A Selection of Poems on Mishnah Bikkurim 3
In honor of Shavuot 5784, Dalia Wolfson presents five new bilingual poems that explore the themes of the third perek of Mishnah Bikkurim and contemplate their possible inversion.
נמשלת ללבנה
נמשלת ללבנה
ניסן תשפ׳ו
שושנה הברמן
והוצאתי
והצלתי
וגאלתי
.ולקחתי
כאיילת השחר שבקע אורה
,כך היא גאולתן של ישראל
,בתחילה קימעא קימעא
כל מה שהיא הולכת
.היא רבה, והולכת
?היינו כחולמים
-בזמן שהרועה תועה
.תועין אחריו
-אבל אפילו בצל...












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