Dr. Brachi Elitzur
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Midrashei Chazal offer many instances of judgmental evaluations of biblical characters that are different – sometimes even quite contrary – to the...
Prof. Yoel Elitzur
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Where is Ai located? Bethel is mentioned numerous times on its own throughout Tanakh, but Ai is only once mentioned alone, without connection to Bethel....
Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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After the flood, Noach is given permission to eat meat. Does this represent a step forward or a step back in human spiritual evolution? How do the new...
Rabbi Shimon Klein
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God regrets having created man in the world; He is grieved, and He decides to wipe out all living things from upon the face of the earth. To the reader...
Dr. Brachi Elitzur
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A major part of Parashat Noach is devoted to a description of the construction of the ark, its size and structure, the materials used to build it, and the...
Rabbi Elyakim Krumbein
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In parashat Acharei-Mot (Vayikra 16), the Torah describes the special service performed by the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) – a service meant to atone for...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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the identity of the Song of Ha'azinu as a "witness" raises a series of interrelated questions. First and foremost we may duly wonder regarding the content...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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In this concluding article for chapters 1 and 2 of Eicha we explore the thematic, linguistic, and technical/structural similarities, which suggest a...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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Where did Jewish singularity lie? The clue lies in the precise wording of Bilaam’s blessing: “Behold it is a people that dwells alone.” For it was as a...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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After criticizing six foreign nations and Judea, Amos declares his oracle about Israel. What form does the punishment take, and why? Moreover, what is the...
