Hebrew Bible
Baḥya ben Asher, magic, science, and church bells.
“Let the stones speak for themselves.”
Why it isn’t good for man to be alone.
The soul of man is the candle of God.
Two princes from complicated families reflect on life’s futilities.
When the warrior and poet chose not to kill his sworn enemy.
After sinking to the depths, a way up.
Instead, they kiss and make up.
An anatomy lesson, a metaphor, or a synagogue?
God’s first creative proclamation was “Let there be light,” so it might seem that the day came first. But then why does the Bible say that “it was evening and it was morning?”
Hidden in the wall of a German home, then sold on eBay.
The St. Crispin’s Day seder.
When the Arameans destroyed the hometown of Goliath.
Jeremiah’s rivalry with a charlatan highlights the moral center of prophecy.
