When Elijah’s Mantle Fell: The Judaism of Leonard Cohen
The Yom Kippur War was a defining moment in the life of poet Leonard Cohen, a moment when his entire spiritual destiny hung in the balance. Bezalel Naor on Cohen's priestly imagination.
Can We Learn from Jonah’s Happiness?
Beth Kissileff on the book of Jonah and its relevance on Sukkot.
Capra Dei, or Had Gadya: Isaiah 53 and Jewish Redemption
Aton Holzer offers a novel interpretation of Isaiah 53 based on current events in Israel.
Hearing the Shepherd from Tekoa
Ethan Schwartz reviews Yitchak Etshalom’s new volume on the prophet Amos, considering ways in which the author succeeds and fails to recreate the divine roar of Amos’ message.
How the Song of Deborah Utilizes the Blessings of Jacob: A Study in Rhetorical...
Surprisingly, Bible scholars have not addressed the remarkable intertextual conversation between Jacob's blessings in Genesis 49 and Deborah's song in Judges 5. Michael Bernstein offers his original etymological analysis of the two poetic texts.
Three Sonnets
Jeffrey Burghauser's three poems draw on the biblical and rabbinic imagination.
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