In this article, Dovid Campbell highlights the power of aggadah, the non-legal portion of the Talmud, in providing insight into Jewish thought and experience.

Tech entrepreneur Antonio Garcia Martinez wrote a two-part essay titled "Why Judaism," in which he explores how Judaism served as an antidote to the issues he found in mainstream secular American life.

"Eternal Life" by Dara Horn is a novel that imagines the story of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai's mother, Rachel, who takes a vow at the Temple, granting her immortality.

Hillel Halkin's book delves into the topic of love, death, and immortality, touching on ancient Israelite burial practices, the concept of Sheol as an afterlife, and shifts in beliefs about immortality among later Jews.