Humash

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

Ezra Sivan reexamines the relationship between Rachel and Leah.

Joel Wolowelsky & Avner Taler explore the Brit Bein Ha-Betarim through a lens of chronology and spiritual renewal.

Miriam Gedwiser explores the raven's role in parashat Noah

The significant linkages between the Garden of Eden narrative and the commandment concerning cutting down trees in time of war suggest a profound message about how we should live in an imperfect world.

In her winning Ateret Zvi essay, Leah Sarna explores two simultaneously true stories about pregnancy: it is at once a beautiful, incredible miracle, and also a demanding journey, both physically and mentally, that often feels more like a catastrophe. Studying the Torah's accounts of pregnancy in Tazria and Rivkah's life, Sarna offers a moving analysis of what it means to hear, tell, and live these stories.

Mark Glass explores the implications of a little-known interpretation in which Lot's wife never turned to salt.

This week's Parashah introduces us to the city of Shechem. Tamar Weissman examines the various appearances of this city throughout Tanakh, explaining that while it is a city of rupture, it is also one of covenant and fraternity.

Ranana Dine compares Christian and Jewish views on the value of having a beautiful Temple.

Ezra Sivan compares biblical covenants, the all-important circumcision of Abraham and Shabbat