Economics in Genesis / Bereisheet. You may know that Genesis tells two distinct creation stories. But did you know that…
Category: Torah
Monstrous Other: A Case Study
Animals in Deuteronomy. How does Moses, the narrator, see them? As Other than human, mostly. And mostly not in a…
Magic Snakes (Chukat)
Magic. Sometimes the Torah condemns it. But sometimes the Torah condones it. Like in Parshat Chukat, for example. Magic in…
King: You Don't Want One
YOU DON’T WANT A KING At least, the Hebrew Bible doesn’t want you to want a king. Not a human…
Chochmah: Wisdom or Skill?
Chochmah. Wisdom. A wonderful Hebrew word sprinkled all around the Bible. But what does it mean? Who has it? How…
Was the Golden Calf Black Magic?
The Golden Calf. How exactly did Aaron make it? Our medieval commentators liked precision. This is their kind of question.…
Tachash: Protected Species
Tachash. The mystery animal in this week’s Torah reading. Could it be from an extinct species? Meet the Tachash Here’s…
Climate Crisis: Jewish Learning
Judaism Unbound Episode 417: Jewish Learning for Climate Crisis – Laura Duhan-Kaplan, Yosef Rosen Yosef Rosen is a historian of…
Help Your Enemy's Donkey
It’s a good time to talk about donkeys. By the rhythm of the Jewish calendar. And also by the discordance…