Tanakh

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.

Ben Greenfield calls attention to a crucial, but unnoticed feature of the early narratives in Exodus.

For Eve Grubin, Bilam's hidden messages is a lesson for the Torah and for life.

Miriam Gedwiser explains how the Rabbis of the Talmud put the law of yefat to'ar in conversation with the David narrative, and what this teaches us about how we should approach passages of this nature.

Jon Kelsen uncovers a deeper rabbinic meaning to the blood needed to "passover" the Israelites.

Beth Kissileff on the book of Jonah and its relevance on Sukkot.

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.

Commentary by @Jerome Marcus: why biblical criticism directs our attention to the wrong way to read any good book, never mind The Good Book.

AJ Berkovitz explores the "life" of Jewish books, from authors to owners to outside the margins.

Lazarre Simckes analyses Joseph’s dreams through the lens of trauma psychology.