Humash

Yisroel Ben-Porat analyzes a Midrash offering non-misogynistic takes on the original sin.

Yoni Nouriel examines an episode in the Talmud where Shimon Ha-Tzadik describes his encounter with an impure Nazir.

Ben Greenfield God isn’t angry with Sarah, when she laughs at the idea of birthing a child in her old age (Gen. 18:12-15). God is...

What was the covenant of peace God gave Pinchas? R. Shlomo Zuckier puts the pieces together to find out

Herzl Hefter provides critical perspective on a stream of Akeidah interpretation from Kierkegaard to the Rav

Lazarre Simckes analyses Joseph’s dreams through the lens of trauma psychology.

Dan Ornstein juxtaposes the narratives of Cain and Jonah and explores the motif of anger.

Ben Greenfield examines the curious parallels between the stories of Moshe in the ark and the splitting of the sea.

There’s a miniature kaf at the beginning of the parashah. As Gabriel Slamovits explains, what the diminished letter says about how Abraham mourned for Sarah fits well with a prominent teaching of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, zt”l.

Chaim Trachtman sees the Akeida as addressing the threat to human life, especially that of children, which is always inherent in the religious experience.