Rabbi Dr. Zev Farber
Rabbi Dr. Zev Farber is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute's Kogod Center and senior editor of TheTorah.com. He holds a Ph.D. from Emory University in Jewish religious cultures and Hebrew Bible, as well as rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. He is the author of Images of Joshua in the Bible and their Reception (2016), and editor of Halakhic Realities: Collected Essays on Brain Death (2015) and Halakhic Realities: Collected Essays on Organ Donation (2017).
Articles by Rabbi Dr. Zev Farber
The Anxiety of Autumn
Jewish tradition places its celebration of the new year at a precarious moment in the calendar.
Hope and Curses
The curses listed at the end of the Book of Leviticus are less a warning than an empowering message that the past need not be repeated.
Between Nationalism and Ethics
National pride and unity are important, but it is ethical behavior that makes a people worthy of divine favor.
Living as Neighbors
What should the attitude of Jewish returnees to Judea be to the dominant population of the region?
