“The central message of Ecclesiastes may be encapsulated in a single word: Hevel…”
The central message of Ecclesiastes may be encapsulated in a single word: Hevel, usually...
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“A better reading of hevel…takes us back to the root meaning of the word: Vapor or mist”
A better reading of hevel, then, and one that provides us with an extremely...
“The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases, it makes the text impossible to read”
The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases,...
“It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity” that we may understand the structure of the book of Ecclesiastes, and thereby learn its message”
It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity”...
“The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise over time…”
The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise...
“…the concept of the ben sorer umoreh raises essential questions for parents who strive to build loving relationships with their children”
The law, as defined by the Talmud, ensures that it is virtually impossible for...
“The moment that a person’s interpretation of Torah would evoke the deep disgust of the average civilized person is the moment when the Torah’s intended story about itself has been lost”
The story the Torah tells us about itself is that the way of life...
“Whether this king indeed knew nothing of Joseph has long been a matter of some debate”
Before the curse of the mallet and the tyrannical command of the lash, before...
“Shoshana has been borrowed in Latin and European languages to become Susanna (and its pet forms: Susie, Sue, Susan, Suzanne)”
The lovely girl in Song of Songs is compared to a lily of the...
“…the architecture of the Holy of Holies…suggest a type of theological equality”
…the architecture of the Holy of Holies expressed something else, as well, because, if...