Darkness Will Envelop Me: A Meditation on Hanukkah
Dr. Devora Steinmetz offers a meditation on the significance of Hanukkah and darkness.
Tradition for Non-Traditional Jews
Steven Gotlib review's Elliot Cosgrove's "For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today," which urges unity among American Jewry.
These Days
A new poem by Hannah Butcher-Stell, for the Days of Awe.
The Voice and the Sword: A Meta-Narrative in Rashi
Dan Jutan locates a fascinating meta-narrative within Rashi's commentary.
נמשלת ללבנה
נמשלת ללבנה
ניסן תשפ׳ו
שושנה הברמן
והוצאתי
והצלתי
וגאלתי
.ולקחתי
כאיילת השחר שבקע אורה
,כך היא גאולתן של ישראל
,בתחילה קימעא קימעא
כל מה שהיא הולכת
.היא רבה, והולכת
?היינו כחולמים
-בזמן שהרועה תועה
.תועין אחריו
-אבל אפילו בצל...
Humanitarian Aid for Gaza: A Halakhic Argument
David Polsky explores a passage in the Sifrei that is key to articulating a Halakahic position on withholding food as a military tactic.
Noah and the Trauma of Heroic Destiny
Sruli Fruchter examines the story not often told about Noah—the trauma inflicted by immense responsibility amidst immense destruction.
Three Questions after October 7
Historian Henry Abramson, who is currently releasing a series of video lectures contextualizing Israeli history and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, asks hard questions about how to understand the post-October 7th world.
Lifnei Hashem Tit’haru — The Hinge of Leviticus and the Heart of Yom Kippur
Chaim Saiman explores the grammatical structures of Yom Kippur mussaf, particularly in comparison to Torah reading.
Book Review: The Devash Jr Book of Shemot
Joshua Ladon reviews the Devash Jr. Book of Shemot.
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