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Tag: Tower Of Babel

0 Torah Language

Our Top 3 ‘Why Read the Bible in Hebrew’ Threads by Ari Lamm

Sruli Fruchter in 18forty · 22 Feb

Ari Lamm, a multifaceted rabbi and scholar, champions the importance of reading the Torah in its original Hebrew to unlock deeper themes and nuances often lost in translation.

0 Torah Literature

Light and Darkness

David J. Wolpe in Jewish Review of Books · 26 Apr 2024

In this analysis of Marilynne Robinson's commentary on the book of Genesis, she portrays a complex yet gracious conception of God, drawing on themes of forgiveness, loyalty, and grace.

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Rabbeinu Bahya and the Case of the Mysterious Medieval Lightning Rod

Yaakov Taubes in Lehrhaus · 7 Oct 2021

The commentary of Rabbeinu Bahya, a 13th-century Spanish exegete, contains a description of a lightning rod in his interpretation of the Tower of Babel story in Genesis.

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Aleinu and Genesis: Against the Twin Idolatries of Universalism & Ethnonationalism

Ezra Sivan in Lehrhaus · 29 Oct 2020

The author explores the question of whether the Torah endorses ethnonationalism or universalism.

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A Biblical Defense of Cities

Yehuda Goldberg in Lehrhaus · 23 Oct 2020

The article explores the biblical narrative's view of cities and their founders.

0 Torah Jewish Law

Containing God’s Presence

Ilana Kurshan in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Jun 2018

Rabbi Shai Held's two-volume collection "The Heart of Torah, Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion" delves into the importance of the Torah reading cycle and the moral lessons found within the text.