Alieza Salzberg

Alieza Salzberg teaches rabbinic texts and Jewish history in Jerusalem. She holds an MA from Hebrew University in Midrash and Aggada as well as an MA in Creative Writing from CCNY. She is currently writing a doctoral dissertation on gender and war in the Babylonian Talmud.


Articles by Alieza Salzberg

Eruvin 49

Potluck or pizza?

Eruvin 48

One size does not fit all.

Shabbat 110

Do not try this at home.

Shabbat 103

Practicing productivity.

Shabbat 34

Radical spiritual ascetics.

Shabbat 33

Holing up in a cave.

Berakhot 49

Who has a seat at the table?

Will the Real Esther Please Stand Up?

The heroine of the Purim story is portrayed in contradictory ways in the biblical book that bears her name.