Exodus “Whether this king indeed knew nothing of Joseph has long been a matter of some debate” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 April 2016 Before the curse of the mallet and the tyrannical command of the lash, before...
Passover “On the Seder night, we do not just learn halakha or tell a story” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 April 2015 The Haggadah…tells the story of the gathering of sages differently. In its version, the...
Passover “The immediate purpose of the seder is to establish a narrative, not to draw morals from it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 April 2015 The ultimate purpose of the Seder is to recommit us to justice, to recognizing...
Halakhah, Passover “The procedure used today for mechirat chametz developed in various stages…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 March 2015 The procedure used today for mechirat chametz developed in various stages. Originally, the sale...