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The beloved Torah commentator also wrote a much-used commentary on the Talmud.

These three prophets are principally concerned with the status of the Temple, the new religious hierarchy, and the religious obligations of the post-exilic community.

The controversial Book of Ezekiel nearly didn't make it into the biblical canon, but it has had a lasting impact on both liturgical practice and mystical traditions.

While the Shema has been seen as a declaration of absolute monotheism, it has other meanings in its biblical and liturgical contexts.

Scholars have long disagreed on the central message of the Book of Jonah.

A remarkable discovery with eternal repercussions

Micah spoke out against the oppression of the people by both spiritual and secular leaders.

How the sages' debates across many generations became the monumental works known as the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds

Sometimes seen as inaccessible, Leviticus nevertheless contains important material about holiness.

Laws regarding purity and impurity may seem obscure to modern Jews, but the concepts give us a glimpse into a world where manifestations of death within life are not sanitized away.