Bereishit

Zohar Atkins presents a new poem on the Akeidah.

Marc Eichenbaum explores the idea of guilt and shame cultures in the thought of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"tl, which provides a novel interpretation of Torah and a powerful lesson for contemporary society.

Eliezer Finkelman discusses the meaning of perfect repentance.

Ezra Zuckerman Sivan examines the significance of the six barleys that Boaz gives Ruth in light of the story of Rachel, Leah, and the duda'im.

The stories of Hagar and Ishmael's banishment and subsequent rescue by the angel and that of a cast-out baby Moses on the Nile rescued by Pharaoh's daughter are seemingly dissimilar, but this close reading by David Curwin argues that their strong parallels have a lesson to teach about the importance of being active and not succumbing to passivity.

David Schwartz explores thematic similarities between the Hanukkah miracle and Pharaoh’s dreams.

Batya Hefter uses the case of Isaac to illuminate how hasidic masters read the Bible.