Avinoam J. Patt serves as the Philip D. Feltman Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Hartford, and ...

The Bible's most erotic book has long been understood as a metaphor.

Of blood, frogs, hail and more.

The ritual meal after a Jewish funeral.

The tale of this young Moabite widow teaches a lesson in ethical behavior.

Are the giants described in Parashat Devarim primitive foes to be vanquished or a compelling culture to be resisted?

Just as the Israelites maintained their faith through nine plagues, we too should develop our ability to have faith in times of darkness.

Establishing a new program of Jewish resistance.

These writings, which fill in gaps in biblical texts, falls into two categories: halacha and aggadah.

The state of public discourse, both within the Jewish community and within our society at large, has taken rather a ...