Tanakh

Gidon Rothstein mines parashat Yitro for insight into best practices in synagogue governance.

With Yom Kippur in view, Shlomo Zuckier presents a close reading of Isaiah 58.

Daniel Berkove shows how parallels between the building of the Tabernacle and the building of Pharaoh's storage cities shed light on the differences between civilizations that those structures represent.

Matt Lubin seeks to resolve the mystery of the korban asham.

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

Aton Holzer offers a novel interpretation of Isaiah 53 based on current events in Israel.

Tzvi Sinensky argues compellingly for a new way to understand the relationship between Shir HaShirim and Pesach in times of quarantine.

What does the makeup of the altar drainage pipes tell us about the nature of holiness? Shlomo Zuckier explores!

In an earlier Lehrhaus piece, Jeffrey Saks pointed to an obscure custom referenced by Shai Agnon not to eat until the tefillin strap marks fade from one’s arm. Here, Mois Navon shares what happened when he tried adopting this custom for himself.

With only two verses about him in the Book of Judges, not much is known about Tola ben Puah. Ami Hordes takes clues from his story's text and context to paint a fuller picture of who the judge was and why he was important.