Classical

Natan Oliff looks at the various ways Jewish thinkers have found meaning in determinism.

Eliav Grossman examines the Talmud's account of drinking on Purim, reading it as directed at Christian texts and traditions.

Malka Simkovich provides a valuable corrective on the parameters of universalism in Judaism and Christianity.

Sefaria has recently published a new bilingual digital edition of Talmud Yerushalmi. Taking stock of this development, Zachary Rothblatt offers an erudite synthesis of the history of Yerushalmi.

Philo of Alexandria may rightly be called the first systematic Jewish philosopher, yet for many centuries his work was totally unknown to Jewish audiences. Dovid Cambpell argues for his continued relevance to modern Judaism.

What do Adam, Enkidu, and Reish Lakish all have in common? Eli Putterman explores.

David Fried clarifies the concept of imitating God through Rashi's oft-neglected reading of “It is not good for man to be alone”

For Parshat Naso, Lehrhaus editor Yosef Lindell compares three twentieth-century rereadings of the Sotah ritual that make the passage more palatable to modern audiences.

Lawrence Kaplan responds to Eli Putterman's essay on Reish Laqish and sexuality.

Atara Cohen thinks through what our texts have to say about depression.