Bible

Writing Women Into the Torah

It is time to do no less than to dress the Torah in the language of women.

Tzaraat and Memory

Miriam's skin condition and the war with Amalek, Amnon and Moab are all examples of memory.

Humanity in Wartime

War and peace — and the difficulties with both — are the subjects of Parashat Shoftim.

The Slave Wife

By highlighting the shadowy woman in the background, we get a rare, ironic glimpse of the dilemma of slavery in the Bible.

Women and Revelation

When Moses altered the message given to him by God, he cut women out of the revelation at Sinai.

Slippery With Blood

Parashat Vayikra is filled with the killing of animals.

Confronting An Absence

Both Parashat Tetzaveh and the Book of Esther are missing some central characters.

Finding Meaning in Ancient Rituals

How the sacrificial system lives on.

Avoiding Deification in Creating the Mishkan

If the Golden Calf was an abomination, why is the Tabernacle okay?

What Moses Learned from His Father-In-Law

The Midianite has concerns about the well-being of the Israelites and their leader Moses.

Women & War

We cannot condone the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

The Torah and Capital Punishment

Is there ever justice in the death penalty?