Tanakh

The poetry of the Mishkan: Abe Mezrich mines Parshat Terumah for its poetic potential.

What was the covenant of peace God gave Pinchas? R. Shlomo Zuckier puts the pieces together to find out

Alex Ozar offers an in-depth reading of Eglah Arufah against the backdrop of current events.

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

Dan Ornstein examines the rabbinic interpretation of the phrase "ba-asher hu sham," and applies it to the current conflict in Israel.

Sam Glauber examines Abraham's place in his society.

For Parshat Naso, Lehrhaus editor Yosef Lindell compares three twentieth-century rereadings of the Sotah ritual that make the passage more palatable to modern audiences.

Lehrhaus Founding and Consulting Editor Elli Fischer on why R. Mendel of Rimanov is said to have spoken about the man every Shabbat for 22 consecutive years, and why reciting parshat ha-man the Tuesday before Parshat Beshalah might not be a segulah for parnasa, but R. Mendel's exhortation to be content with our lot.

Ben Greenfield explains that the attributes commonly associated with our forefathers are not attributes at which they excelled, but rather attributes with which they struggled.

Ari Silbermann examines one of the most traumatic events in the Torah.