Yatziv Pitgam: Poetry as Talmud Commentary
How should we understand Yatziv Pitgam, the enigmatic poem recited in the Haftarah for the second day of Shavuot? Tzvi Novick’s close reading reveals it to be a paean to the Torah and those who study it.
Revealed yet Concealed: the Meaning of Aseret Ha-Dibrot
Yosef Lindell explores the true nature of the Aseret ha-Dibrot.
How Mendelssohn’s Torah and Philosophy Converge: A Study of “Anokhi”
How do Moses Mendelssohn and Revelation jibe? Judah Kerbel offers some perspective.
The Written Law
In this whimsical story, David Zvi Kalman takes an information theory perspective in tackling what it might have been like for Moses to receive the Law.
Giving Shape to Abstraction: Illustrating Redemption in the Book of Ruth
Benjamin Marcus was commissioned to create illustrations for an illuminated manuscript of the Book of Ruth. In this one-of-a-kind article, he shares his challenges, his discoveries, and his art.
Modest, Ethical, Scholarly, or Inventive Perspectives on Ruth, a Biblical Heroine
Yaakov Jaffe examines different views on which of Ruth's attributes first sparked Boaz's attention, and explores what that means about how we define a Jewish hero.
Rebuilding a Future When Our World Comes Crashing Down
Ezra Zuckerman Sivan examines how the yibbum triangle of Ruth, Tamar, and Lot's daughters teaches us how to rebuild our lives in a time of upheaval.
Shavuot: Zeman Mattan Torateinu?
Matt Lubin reflects on the holiday of Shavuot.
Revealing the Hidden Face of God’s Love
Josh Cahan
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 12:11R. Lazar said: Like a king who wished to marry a well-born noblewoman, and said, “I will not wed her...
The Giving of the Torah and the Beginning of Eternity: Reflections on Revelation, Innovation,...
Eli Rubin reflects on the meaning of revelation, innovation, and history at the giving of the Torah.
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