Who Wrote the Talmud Bavli?
BY EITAN YUNGER Who wrote the Talmud Bavli? This question is more complicated than it seems. Many people have attempted to give a simple answer. The Geonim. The Savoraim. Read More
Babel and Job: Where Human Certainty Meets Divine Truth
BY BENNY MARMOR The narrative of the Tower of Babel only lasts nine verses and is sandwiched between two genealogies of the sons of Noah, yet it is one… Read More
Our Brother’s Keeper
BY HINDA GROSS I pray that, by the time this article is published, the bodies of our murdered brothers and sisters have been buried with dignity in our sacred… Read More
David and Goliath: A Deeper Look at the Underdog Story
BY GILA GRAUER In Sefer Shmuel, the book of Samuel, the story of David and Goliath tells the narrative of a young shepherd who defeats a giant warrior. Goliath… Read More
Korahite Judicial Philosophy
BY JACOB SHAYEFAR Korah makes an interesting point. As the Midrash relates, Korah began his assault on the authority of Moses with a halakhic argument. He asserts that in… Read More