“It is not in heaven.”

Defending God’s honor and cultivating human sensibilities.

The ambiguities of the sh’ma.

The song of Moses, an anti-Semitic play, and the power of obligation.

Hardware, software, and love.

A human being must not forget that he is a king himself.

The precursor to the Dead Sea Scrolls.

A rare example of ancient Israelite international commerce.

Something the American Founders understood well.

With help from Gary Kasparov and Deuteronomy.

And the message of the breaking of the tablets.

Taking Egypt out of the Jews.

Making sense of Maimonides’ contradictions.