Kohelet: Seeking to Uncover and Bury
Shlomo Zuckier seeks and uncovers rabbinic-Biblical intertextuality.
The Duality of Kisuy Ha-Dam
I. Introduction: The Puzzle of Vayikra 17
The mitzvah of kisuy ha-dam, the commandment to cover the blood of a slaughtered bird or wild animal,...
Understanding the Will of God in Psalm 132
In this essay, William Goloboy elucidates Psalm 132 and the Divine choice to prohibit King David from building the First Temple.
Shoftim 11: Vows, Leadership, and Sacrifice
Ori Bach analyzes differing interpretations of Yiftach's vow, and its outcome, in the book of Shoftim.
Covenant in Retrospect: Rereading the Brit Bein Ha-Betarim (Gen. 15)
Joel Wolowelsky & Avner Taler explore the Brit Bein Ha-Betarim through a lens of chronology and spiritual renewal.
Finding Humanity in the Akeidah
Max Hollander analyzes the Akeidah through the lens of considering Avraham's pain and fear in anticipation of sacrificing Isaac.
Three Sonnets
Jeffrey Burghauser's three poems draw on the biblical and rabbinic imagination.
The View from the Cleft of the Rock: The Mystery of Forgiveness
Ari Levisohn considers forgiveness through the lens of the Divine encounter through which the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are revealed.
The Akeidah of Shmuel ibn Abbas
Chesky Kopel considers the piyyut "Eit Sha’arei Ratzon" and its author's relationship to his son, parallel to the Akeidah.
Two Pieces on Terumah
The poetry of the Mishkan: Abe Mezrich mines Parshat Terumah for its poetic potential.
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