Tanakh

In his review of Michael Hattin’s commentaries on the books of Joshua and Judges, Francis Nataf explores how greater collaboration between creative Tanakh teachers could help reduce the number of overly speculative readings.

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.

Was the teiva an attempt to save Moshe's life? David Fried challenges our assumptions about the purpose of the wicker basket in the river.

Yitzchak Etshalom comments on the relationship between Lavan and Yaakov.

How should one respond to ominous cultural trends that have not yet had a direct impact? Alex Maged's thoughts on the rape of Dinah.

Yaakov Jaffe traces the origins and evolution of the custom to shake the lulav in different directions.

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

What sort of Jewish unity was there at Mount Sinai?

Tzvi Sinensky on how Sefer Haggai unlocks the meaning of Hodesh Elul.

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