Tanakh

Purim - Armed with feminist and political theory, Don Seeman probes the depths of Malbim's Esther commentary.

Shlomo Zuckier seeks and uncovers rabbinic-Biblical intertextuality.

In many siddurim, Six Remembrances from biblical Jewish history are printed following the morning service. They do not appear chronologically, nor in their order of appearance in the Torah. This article suggests that their arrangement forms an arc emphasizing the importance of Jewish education.as a bridge to the future.

Natan Levin examines King David’s character through a close reading of his narratives in the Book of Samuel.

Tzvi Sinensky responds to Herzl Hefter's Akeida essay.

Malka Simkovich on the Hasmonean victories and the truth behind the Hanukkah miracle.

Batya Hefter explores Moses' development as a leader

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.

Yoni Nouriel examines an episode in the Talmud where Shimon Ha-Tzadik describes his encounter with an impure Nazir.

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