Tanakh

Ezra Sivan asks: Where is the justice in the tenth plague?

Sharing his Torah commentaries in English for the first time, Nissim Bellahsen of France examines the role of Moses in the atonement for Joseph's sale.

Natan Oliff explores the evolving role of truth throughout Tanakh and later Jewish history.

Abraham’s participation in the war of the four kings against the five fits uncomfortably in the broader narrative of his life. Rabbi Mark Glass argues that this Abrahamic episode articulates a core Torah perspective on military might.

Ezra Sivan explores the idea of confession, through the eyes of King David

In a fascinating analysis, Gavriel Lakser places the Megillah in the context of the overarching struggle between the Jewish people and Amalek.

Joshua Stadlan carefully explores the “blemishes” that invalidate a kohein for service in the Mishkan to argue that they were not an original part of God’s plan.

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

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

Meshulam Gotlieb analyzes a midrash on Jacob's ladder dream to understand Jacob's lifelong fear, how he became so fearful and how it affected his life.