Tag: Tanach

The Etgar Quiz no 275 includes questions about Jewish topics such as special products of Israel, the Ladino language, Israeli highways, Devorah in the Tanach, the Ohel Moed gatherings, and the song "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav."
The Etgar Quiz no 272 poses questions related to Jewish knowledge, including identifying the source of Eishet Chayil, the Torah portion with the most sections, quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem, locations in Israel, the reason why the Tribe of Levi did not have land, and the food provided to the Children of Israel in the desert.
Noa Swabel, a 16-year-old London schoolgirl from Golders Green, ranked seventh in the International Bible Quiz held in Jerusalem and broadcast on Israeli TV on Yom Haatzmaut.
This episode delves into the allure of Egyptology, exploring why it captures people's interest more than Greek and Roman history.
"The Hebrew Lips" is a poem reflecting on the tension within Jews between the harshness of biblical texts and the reverence for human life inherent in the Hebrew language.
The text presents a quiz with questions related to Jewish and Israeli knowledge.
Rabbi Menachem Genack's "Gan Shoshanim, vol. 1" offers Torah essays that blend insights from Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik with Brisker-style analysis, presenting a structured exploration of Talmudic topics like prayer, holidays, sacrifices, and purity.
The episode discusses the challenges of translating the Tanach, particularly from Hebrew to English.
The article reflects on a viral picture of a fox at the Kotel on Tisha B'Av, with some viewing it as a sign of redemption.
The author explores the origins of the siddur, the Jewish prayer book.
This episode examines various aspects of Jewish history and figures, including the sale of the Sassoon Codex and its implications for the understanding of Tanach, the contribution of R' Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk to the Ashkenazi community in Israel, and an exploration of the early life of R' Shnuer Zalman of Liadi.
This episode delves into Spinoza's questions about authorship in the Tanach and how they relate to Jewish history, highlighting a fundamental flaw.
In this episode, Spinoza's questions about the authenticity of the Tanach are explored, considering how original his inquiries were and whether similar questions arose before his time.
The episode discusses Spinoza's error in criticizing Tanach for not aligning with Euclidean style logic, asserting that most of Tanach and Chazal's interpretations follow a different form of logic.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Shalom Carmy discusses how he grounds his faith, exploring the anthropological, covenantal, and experiential bases for religious belief.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Simi Peters, an author and teacher, discusses the intersection of Jewish faith and postmodernism.
Stacey Goldman, a Jewish educator and philanthropist, has been inspired to bring her teaching online and reach a wider audience after recording her first shiur for the OU Women's Initiative.
This episode discusses the tragic death of R' Imanuel Chai Ricco and why he was considered to have died for Kiddush Hashem.
This episode explores the challenge of embracing the authenticity of Torah in our current era and questions the difference in how we perceive Tanach compared to the words of Chazal.
In this podcast episode by Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein, we explore the meeting between the Maggid of Mezritch and the Besht, focusing on how the Besht persuaded the Maggid to become his student.
Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein discusses the historical identification of Achashveirosh and the discrepancy between secular history and the Tanach regarding the dating of the Destruction of the First Temple.
Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein explores the relationship between Torah and Science, addressing how to handle contradictions between them and whether contemporary challenges differ from those in the past.
In the podcast episode "GAON #18 - The Vilna Cherem of 1772," Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein discusses the Vilna Cherem of 1772 within its historical context.
The podcast discusses the communal turmoil in Vilna during the 1760s, focusing on the conflict between Rabbi Shmuel ben Avigdor and the Kahal.
In episode 13 of Gaon, the discussion explores the Vilna Gaon's heavy editing of Rabbinical documents like Shas and other materials, questioning why some were heavily edited while others barely touched, and how his editing compares to other Acharonim.