Classical

In the anniversary month of Yitzchak Rabin's assassination, Aton Holzer considers definitions and perspectives of who is a killer and what it means to kill.

Why did the women bring musical instruments out of Egypt? In her first Lehrhaus article, musicologist Rebecca Cypess draws a fascinating historical analogy between biblical and African-American slavery to shed light on the Exodus in Jewish tradition.

Why have stories of Jewish masquerade captured audiences since ancient times? In her latest, Malka Z. Simkovich explores the hidden meaning behind dressing up, from the Second Temple to '90s cinema.

Shlomo Zuckier on the mechanics of a midrashic motif.

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

Yaakov Jaffe traces the origins and evolution of the custom to shake the lulav in different directions.

Alex Ozar catalogues types of truthfulness in rabbinic literature.

Elli Fischer on Rasbhi's passing, his legacy, and some other rabbinic legacies, as well.

As 2022 comes to a close, the Lehrhaus team is proud to feature some highlights from our contributions this past year. Yet again, we have published at least one hundred original pieces across a wide variety of genres.

What do Paul, Purim costumes, and Purim torah all have in common? Yehuda Fogel delves into the meaning of hiddenness and its role in revelation on Purim.