The Perpetrator of Sunday’s Terror Attack Was No Lone Wolf
A well trained and thoroughly prepared murderer.
March 19, 2019
Were Ancient Rabbis as Focused on Bible Interpretation as We Think They Were?
A new book argues that they weren’t, at least at first.
The term midrash refers, loosely, to the style of exegesis practiced by the rabbis of the 1st through 8th centuries CE, a genre that often involves straying far outside the plain or literal meaning of the text. In The Origins of Midrash, Paul Mandel presents a novel theory of how midrash developed and suggests that interpreting the Bible was not the priority of the early talmudic sages. Yitz Landes writes in his review:
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Jewish Voice for Peace Exists Only to Give a Kosher Stamp to Attacks on Israel
Not very Jewish, and not at all for peace.
A New U.S. Law Can Combat the Use of Human Shields
A favorite tool of Hamas, Hizballah, and Islamic State.
Were Ancient Rabbis as Focused on Bible Interpretation as We Think They Were?
A new book argues that they weren’t, at least at first.
Archaeologists Discover a Rare Talmudic-Era Mosaic in the Galilee
Along with a winepress and a magnificent synagogue.