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“Solidarity is a Verb, Not a Noun”: On Muslim Fundraising for the St. Louis Jewish Cemetery
This past weekend, hundreds of graves at the Shel Emeth Jewish cemetery in St. Louis were vandalized. No sooner was ...
The Wages of Deceit
This week’s Torah portion, Toldot, is filled with stories of people lying to and tricking one another. Jacob tricks his ...
Hermeneutics (Drash)
A method for learning Torah, developed by the rabbis of the Talmud.
Literary Criticism
Literary criticism developed to examine the literary characteristics (including narrative technique, tone, theme, structure, and imagery) of the Bible.
Parashat Nitzavim Quiz
Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.
Parashat Eikev Quiz
Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.
Hagar and Ishmael
An example of ancient surrogate motherhood and the biblical destiny of the child.
Haftarah for Shabbat Hol Hamoed Passover
Bones rising to new life.
Haftarah for Parashat HaHodesh
Ezekiel presents regulations to be observed in the Third Temple.
Ashkenazic custom: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
Sephardic custom: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15