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Modern Jewish thinkers explore new dimensions of what Shabbat observance can mean.

The Bible has no problem giving both cosmic and social reasons for Shabbat. Creation and liberation are tightly connected.

Writing Hebrew literature in the 19th century was no simple matter, and those who did were the elite of the elite.

The pioneers of modern Hebrew literature took a cumbersome, unspoken language and created a vibrant literary tradition.

Leaving the world of the shtetl for an alluring modern culture is the primary theme of early modern Hebrew literature.

Modern Hebrew literature got an ideological start in Germany, then found artistic maturity in the East.

Overview Hebrew Literature. Jewish American Literature. Modern Hebrew Literature. Israeli Literature.

The People of the Book have created a sizable corpus of secular prose and poetry.

Jeremiah's deep faith despite the impending exile predicted in Parashat B'hukotai can teach us to turn to God in the most troubling of times.

Incentives to keep the covenant are directed at Israel because of Israel's power, through its behavior, to break the covenant.