Jewish Texts

An introduction to the works of the aharonim.

In the wake of emancipation, various strategies emerged to stem and possibly reverse the tide of modernism.

Christianity and Islam share a reverence for Judaism's patriarch.

Famous for his sayings, stories and charisma, this Hasidic leader inspired a movement that is still vibrant today.

A history of visual depictions of the Hebrew Bible.

Ritual purity laws highlight the power of confronting mortality and the subsequent need to ritualize the reaffirmation of life.

The Book of Samuel tells of the rise of the Davidic monarchy

As commonly understood, this biblical narrative condemns the first violation of the prohibition against idolatry--but it's not that simple.

Some perspective for beginners

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

The Judean and Israelite monarchies from the rise of King Solomon to the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.

The biblical book whose law and theology most directly shaped later Judaism.