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Nonfiction Lessons in Leadership: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Ronald Heifetz, fwd.
Essay Making Sense of Esther: Beyond Beauty Rebecca Kanner’s second novel, Esther, is an adaptation of the story of the Megillah. With Purim on the horizon, Rebecca will be blogging here all week as part of the… Rebecca Kanner March 21, 2016
Nonfiction The Sages: Character, Context and Creativity, Vol. IV: From the Mishna to the Talmud Binyamin Lau; Ilana Kurshan, trans.
Essay Writing from Elsewhere Beth Kissileff is the editor of Reading Genesis: Beginnings, a collection of essays on the Hebrew Bible by experts in range of non-rabbinic fields. Beth is blogging… Beth Kissileff March 4, 2016
Essay Bringing Bling to the Bible Earlier this week, Beth Kissileff shared the experiences and conversations that inspired Reading Genesis, a collection of essays on the Hebrew Bible by experts… Beth Kissileff March 2, 2016
Essay In the Beginning, Dr. Ruth Read Genesis Beth Kissileff is the editor of Reading Genesis: Beginnings, a collection of essays on the Hebrew Bible by experts in range of non-rabbinic fields. Beth is blogging… Beth Kissileff February 29, 2016
Nonfiction The Bible Doesn’t Say That: 40 Biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings Joel Hoffman
Visual Arts The Illuminated Torah: Paintings and Essays on the Weekly Portions Avner Moriah and Shulamit Laderman
Essay Reconciling the Inconsistent Word of God Earlier this week, author Gavriel Savit introduced the spiritual mysticism contained in uncertainty and pondered the corporeal existence of God. With the… Gavriel Savit January 28, 2016
Nonfiction Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition Benjamin S. Sommer
