Tanakh

Ezra Sivan presents a new analysis of Shabbat and how it throws light on so much more in the Torah.

Ben Greenfield examines the curious parallels between the stories of Moshe in the ark and the splitting of the sea.

Shlomo Zuckier asks what we can learn from Shaul's mistakes in this week's Haftara.

Does the Torah support a universalist or ethnonationalist political orientation? In this timely essay, Ezra Zuckerman Sivan explores the meaning behind key stories in Genesis through the framework of the Aleinu prayer.

Dan Jutan locates a fascinating meta-narrative within Rashi's commentary.

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.

What does the makeup of the altar drainage pipes tell us about the nature of holiness? Shlomo Zuckier explores!

Sam Borodach traces the role of clothing throughout the Joseph narrative.

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

AJ Berkovitz offers a charitable perspective on American politicians' apparent errors in citing the Bible.