To a young Jessica Sacks growing up in England, the country’s towering chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, was more than just a distant religious figure — he was an uncle. “He was very busy, so we didn’t get ...

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At a recent press conference in Houston, a team of archaeologists announced a startling new find. They discovered an inscribed tablet from ancient Israel, well over 3,000 years old, that they say ...

A fascinating collection of documents co-edited by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and three Yeshiva University colleagues explores the genesis of the United States as the promised land, reliant upon Hebrew ...

Yael Kanarek’s “Toratah: The Artistry of Transformation,” is now on view at the Midtown Reform congregation. (New York Jewish Week) — What if the first book of the Hebrew Bible had a female God who ...

Unselected Admiration for Emma and Co. Why William F. Buckley Jr.’s Gratitude Remains Relevant in 2025 Flimsy Premise Aside, Monet and Venice Is Worth Seeing Franz Kafka’s The Trial at 100 In a ...

TEL AVIV — Three years ago, Jerusalem-based publisher Matthew Miller got a call from the head of Israel’s largest bookstore chain. Steimatsky chief executive Ayal Grinburg said he was watching ...

People read the Hebrew Bible for all sorts of things — spiritual guidance, literary inspiration, moral enlightenment. Assistant professor of Hebrew Bible Madadh Richey looks for monsters. She finds ...

Robert Alter has accomplished the monumental feat, 22 years in the making, of single-handedly translating the Hebrew Bible into English. Since he began, Alter’s translation has been published in ...