Torah
For 40 years, Moses held tight to the Jews lest they relapse into idol worship. As his time drew to an end, he forced himself to loosen the reins.
Isn’t such behavior self-evidently wrong? And why the deaf in particular?
And why this week’s Torah portion fits into the spirit of both days.
You can hear the man’s voice as he keeps changing his mind. What’s the point of such a Shakespearean portrayal?
Many are sure that one of Judaism’s central events never happened. Evidence, some published here for the first time, suggests otherwise.
God wanted all of Amalek dead. Saul thought he knew better. What happened next?
The Torah repeatedly mandates care for orphans (along with widows and the poor), most notably by creating a special tithe to be given them and. . .
Why Jewish girls are named after the fierce prophetess Deborah.
At the beginning of Exodus, two Hebrew midwives refuse Pharaoh’s instructions to murder Israelite infant males. Jonathan Sacks explores this act of heroism and its. . .
According to Genesis, Abraham hailed from a Mesopotamian city called “Ur Kasdim,” a name usually rendered in English as “Ur of the Chaldeans.” Most commentators. . .
It’s hard to read the story of Joseph and his brothers without asking that question.
Was Jacob born to greatness, did he achieve it, or did he have it thrust upon him by his mother?
It isn’t Moses, despite the four books devoted to his adventures—it’s Abraham. Why?