Jonah is the anti-Moses: a prophet who wants to persuade the Lord that some people are that bad and should be made to pay for their sins.
For the sins of attacking the electoral system, of not defending Israeli society, . . .
Cosella Wayne.
S.Y. Agnon, Solomon ibn Gabirol, and “The Sign.”
The antithesis of both ancient pagan fatalism and the modern cult of victimhood.
What happens when, once a year, the urge to accommodate every consumer fashion meets massive Jewish cultural illiteracy?
Vows and human frailty.
Animal-rights activists vs. kapparot—and religious freedom.
Who or what was Azazel?
A lesson from the book of Jonah.
The Talmud’s discussion suggests a deeper meaning.
The happy minor holiday of Tu b’Av symbolizes the reunification of God and Israel, and offers a foretaste of the great dance of redemption.