Tanakh

Jason Herman examines whether or not rabbis should talk politics in shul.

Susan Jablow on reading Tanakh through the eyes of a ba'alat teshuva

Eileen Watts examines the similarities between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Rav Soloveitchik's Lonely Man of Faith.

Leah Sarna argues that this is the Passover to tell the stories of enslaved Jewish women: of the victims of October 7, who were and likely still are subjected to sexual violence, and of the heroic women in the era of the Exodus, who fought to ensure the perpetuation of the Jewish people.

Tamar Weissman shows how the Druze minority in Israel remarkably resemble the biblical Kenites.

As we prepare for Passover, enjoy these three poems by Bruce Black meditating on the past, present, and future of our Exodus.

Alex Ozar drills down on the point of the Akeidah, responding to Herzl Hefter and Tzvi Sinensky.

Benjamin Barer traces the word Hevel through Jewish texts, showing how the use of the same word can teach us both about the wisdom of Kohelet we read this past Shabbat and the character of Hevel who we will read about in this week's Parashah.

With masterful translation, Tzvi Novick offers a glimpse of Israeli culture to our English readers.

Batya Hefter traces Joseph's character development through the eyes of the Ishbitz-Radzyn masters.