Ketuvim

This essay by Aaron Zeitlin—originally published in Yiddish in 1967 and translated here into English by Daniel Kraft—explores Aaron’s father Hillel Zeitlin’s approach to anti-semitism by way of the Book of Jonah.

Tzvi Sinensky contends that the rabbinic and feminist readings of Vashti are not diametrically opposed.

Benjamin Marcus was commissioned to create illustrations for an illuminated manuscript of the Book of Ruth. In this one-of-a-kind article, he shares his challenges, his discoveries, and his art.

Eliav Grossman contextualizes the femininity emerging from some of Proverbs' best known passages

In this essay, written in honor of Yom Yerushalayim, Bezalel Naor explores the differing visions for the ideal state held by Plato and the Rabbis, Maimonides and Rabbi Nahman of Breslov.

Purim - Armed with feminist and political theory, Don Seeman probes the depths of Malbim's Esther commentary.

In time for Tisha Be-Av, Marc Eichenbaum offers a meaningful new reading of Eikha using modern psychological concepts like grief, trauma, and narrative construction.

This year, instead of thinking about the reasons for Jonah’s flight from Nineveh in particular, we can gain a new appreciation for his need to break free altogether. Ahead of Yom Kippur, Erica Brown considers the unique resonance of the book of Jonah in an era marked by isolation and quarantine.

Tzvi Sinensky suggests that the Megillah itself confronts the question of Purim's legitimacy.

Yaakov Jaffe explores four themes of Psalm 24 as recited on the second day of Rosh Hashanah.