Devarim (5768) – Words
I HAVE ARGUED BEFORE, in the case of Vayikra and Bamidbar, that the Hebrew names of the Mosaic books, even … Read more
I HAVE ARGUED BEFORE, in the case of Vayikra and Bamidbar, that the Hebrew names of the Mosaic books, even … Read more
Midrash is, among other things, the ability to listen to the Torah’s silences. Sometimes they contain great dramas. What … Read more
Nothing in Judaism has proved more complex or internally controversial than the biblical approach to sacrifices. On the one hand … Read more
Sometimes the Torah conveys its most profound ideas by a mere nuance, one that becomes apparent only by attentive … Read more
It is one of the great visions of the Torah. Jacob, alone at night, fleeing from the wrath of Esau, … Read more
Rachel, hitherto infertile, became pregnant. Suffering acute pain, “she went to inquire of the Lord” [vatelekh lidrosh et Hashem] (Bereishith … Read more
“God appeared to Abraham in Elonei Mamrei, as he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat … Read more
1986: Torah Studies, Rabbi Sacks’ adaptation of sichot by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 1990: Tradition in an Untraditional Age 1991: Arguments … Read more