The Ish Itti: The Man Whose Time Has Come
The identity of the person who walks the goat to Azazel is, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, a riddle wrapped in mystery. The Torah puzzlingly (Vayikra 16: »
Mirror, Mirror on the Pesach Wall
David Moss’ classic Hagadah features a folio adorned with a series of mirrors interspersed among various historical Jewish personalities, drawn from different cultures and eras. The »
Vashti: Feminist or Foe?
Another Purim piece, this time placing the midrashic and feminist readings of Vashti's character alongside one another. »
Unorthodox: How Megillat Esther Justifies the Holiday of Purim
Newest piece is up on the Lehrhaus! »
Haggai: Prophet of Elul
My newest piece: How Sefer Haggai is the source for seeing Elul as a time of repentance, and what this means for the pivotal month to »