Jewish Texts

The infamous story of the prophet with the talking donkey demonstrates the Bible's awareness that powers of divination were not limited to Israelite seers.

At the core of Lamentations is an expression of faith in the human capacity to survive in a broken world.

This special reading for Tisha B'Av sets the tone for this tragic and mournful day

As the herald of the messianic age and a recurring figure in Jewish folklore, Elijah's legacy surpasses that of virtually all the other prophets of Israel.

This famous psalm is read on the eve of Tisha B'Av and sets the tone for an emotionally challenging holiday.

Why would learning sacred Jewish texts be forbidden on this day of fasting and mourning?

This ancient mystical text introduced many concepts that would be more fully developed by the tradition of Kabbalah.

After first Isaiah’s message of rebuke, another writing under his name came to comfort Israel with immortal poetry.

Amos' prophecy shows that God's wrath blazes so fiercely precisely because of God's compassion for the weak and the marginalized.

The fourth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel finds God instructing the prophet to perform a series of bizarre tasks.

Best-known to us as King David's prophet, Nathan should perhaps better be known as the man who ensures Solomon's rise to the throne of Israel.

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