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Lehrhaus In God’s Country: The “Zionism” of Rashi’s First Comment 28 Oct 2016
Rashi's well-known commentary on the first verse of the Torah asserts the Jewish people's God-given right to the Land of Israel. While this seems straightfor...
28 Oct 2016
Lehrhaus A Prayer at the Grave of Franz Rosenzweig 6 Oct 2016
The article discusses the custom of visiting the graves of Jewish saints, particularly on the day before Rosh Hashanah. The author describes her own experien...
6 Oct 2016
Jewish Review of Books Why I Defy the Israeli Chief Rabbinate 28 Dec 2015
The article discusses Rabbi Farber's defiance against the Israeli Chief Rabbinate by conducting non-Rabbanut weddings and the legal implications of such acti...
28 Dec 2015
Jewish Review of Books New Gleanings from an Old Book 17 Jun 2015
In Alon Shevut, the Herzog Academic College hosts an annual seminar on Tanakh, the Jewish Bible, where participants engage in intense study and debate. This ...
17 Jun 2015
Jewish Review of Books Brave New Bavli: Talmud in the Age of the iPad 27 Feb 2013
The text discusses the advent of digital technology and its impact on studying the Talmud, specifically through the ArtScroll Digital Library Schottenstein T...
27 Feb 2013
Jewish Review of Books Marginalia 27 Feb 2013
"He'arat Shulayim," directed by Joseph Cedar, is an Israeli film focusing on the tensions between father and son professors in the Hebrew University's Talmud...
27 Feb 2013