Classical

A Look at Prof. Louis H. Feldman through the pages of the Yeshiva College student newspaper.

The epikorus and the min apparently represent two different kinds of heretic in traditional Jewish literature. Elisha Price traces the evolving meaning of each term in Hazal and medieval writings, clarifying the differences between the major genres of Jewish heresy and helping illuminate for us why they matter.

Alex Ozar catalogues types of truthfulness in rabbinic literature.

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

Elli Fischer explores the ideological components of developments in Hanukkah traditions.

Ari Lamm writes in tribute to the late Louis Feldman, examining his scholarship in light of personal experience.

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.

What sort of powers did Hazal have in the first century? Ari Lamm wonders.

Aton Holzer offers a novel re-reading of the Seder, arguing that it reflects and recreates four types of liberty that can be found in the Exodus narrative, as well as a fifth form of freedom.

Malka Simkovich explores how Chazal approached our sacred texts in their midrashic allegories and how this issue continues to effect our approach to the torah today.