Rereading the Akedah Story (Genesis 22)
Joel Wolowelsky analyzes various midrashic readings of the Akedah.
Why Celebrate the Torah at The Wheat Harvest?
The biblical account of the holiday we refer to as Shavuot bears no relationship at all to the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. The emergence of the association between this harvest festival and the Sinai covenant has therefore occupied both traditional and academic thinkers for centuries. Tzvika Aviv argues for a previously unexplored approach to the question, one which bridges the mystical insights of the Zohar with current scientific knowledge regarding wheat genetics.
Hearing the Shofar with Korah’s Children
In this winning essay of the Ateret Zvi Prize, Dr. Ethan Schwartz analyzes the Yamim Nora'im experience and interpretations of what happened to Korah's children.
The Ballad of Cain and Adam
Ari Lamm on The Boss and The Bible
Abraham and the 1960s – Technocracy and the Journey Inward
Sam Glauber examines Abraham's place in his society.
What Avram and Sarai Taught the World Zionist Congress: An Orthographic Exploration of Parashat...
Following the World Zionist Congress, Gabriel Slamovits reflects on the significance of the event and how the journey of Avraham and Sarah in Parshat Lech Lecha informs the future.
The Duality of Kisuy Ha-Dam
I. Introduction: The Puzzle of Vayikra 17
The mitzvah of kisuy ha-dam, the commandment to cover the blood of a slaughtered bird or wild animal,...
Covenant in Retrospect: Rereading the Brit Bein Ha-Betarim (Gen. 15)
Joel Wolowelsky & Avner Taler explore the Brit Bein Ha-Betarim through a lens of chronology and spiritual renewal.
To Rebeccah
Aryeh Klapper recreating a patriarchal voice.
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