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Mordechai SilversteinThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
In some sense, the rabbinic sages were literary critics who asked of the Torah serious questions regarding its storylines. Such is the case in this...
The rabbinic tradition holds Avraham up as the ultimate “Ish Emunah – man of faith”, but what is it about him which accounts for this...
We were introduced to Avraham at the end of last week’s parasha. This week, he begins his journey into history. As he begins his journey, we know...
The story of the Tower of Babel is an etiological story brought, in part, to explain why people are spread throughout the world and why it is that...
There was a story published in the “Die Yiddishe Tzeitung” in 1946 entitled Yoselle Rackover Speaks to God” which was purportedly the will of a...
I propose to examine a midrash which has been integral to formulating some of Rosh Hashanah’s most significant religious themes. This midrash is...