The Poetry of the Land
With masterful translation, Tzvi Novick offers a glimpse of Israeli culture to our English readers.
Three Sonnets
Jeffrey Burghauser's three poems draw on the biblical and rabbinic imagination.
By Whose Blood Do We Live?
Jon Kelsen uncovers a deeper rabbinic meaning to the blood needed to "passover" the Israelites.
The Living Bibles of the Vatican Library
On Nehama’s Yahrzeit, Thinking About Zeitgeists
What was on Nehama Leibowitz's bookshelf? Her authoritative biographer tells all, just in time for Nehama's 20th Yahrtzeit.
A Purim Teaching for our Time: Malbim’s Proto-Feminist Commentary on Esther
Purim - Armed with feminist and political theory, Don Seeman probes the depths of Malbim's Esther commentary.
Two Pieces on Terumah
What Yitro Can Teach Us About Synagogue Leadership
Gidon Rothstein mines parashat Yitro for insight into best practices in synagogue governance.
The Problem of Mosaic Authorship You Never Heard of: What is Parashat Bilam?
The Talmud speaks of a mysterious passage on Bilam authored by Moses. What is it?
Love (and Trust) Conquer All: Another Angle on the Akeidah
Alex Ozar drills down on the point of the Akeidah, responding to Herzl Hefter and Tzvi Sinensky.
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