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Sacrificed Upon the Alter
A staggering achievement in biblical translation and commentary—and why it goes wrong.
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Alone in the Cosmos
A life of technological achievement is not a life of meaning.
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Filling the Artistic Void
Admiration for Judaism is inherent in Israeli high culture.
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Rembrandt’s Very Human, Very Accurate, Very Jewish (and Very Unclassical) David
Michelangelo vs. Rembrandt on King David.
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‘May God Avenge Their Blood’
What we must remember when we mourn murdered Jews.
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A Former Catholic Dances With the Torah
For Jews, sacred text is more than law; it is our friend.
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Rembrandt and What it Means to be Both a Stranger and a Neighbor in the World
Rembrandt reminds us of the bond between Jews and humanity at large.
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Bound to God
Why the binding of Isaac is at the heart of Jewish family rituals.
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Why Christians are Reading the Rav
To be a person of faith is to be lonely in this world.
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Rembrandt and the One Gentile Prophet in the Hebrew Bible
How does the great painter render the tale of Balaam and the ass?…