At the heart of the life and career of Moshe Greenberg, z”l, was a search for spiritual meaning through the scholarly study of the Bible.
Dr.
Alex Sinclair
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The Hebrew book of Esther was translated into Greek and expanded in the 1st century B.C.E. It was then revised and contracted in two further textual forms. A fourth version preserved only in a late first-millennium Old Georgian translation combines all three Greek texts, using a conservative redaction approach, similar to what scholars posit happened with the Pentateuch.
Dr.
Natia Mirotadze
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The generative relationship between ancient texts and later interpretation can illuminate and revitalize the study of these texts, including the Bible.
Prof.
Hindy Najman
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Reflections on teaching biblical criticism in the classroom; a talk given at the Edah conference (2005).
Rabbi
Eric Grossman
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Decades before Facebook, blogs, and the Internet, at a time Orthodoxy was trying to distinguish itself from the Conservative movement, ten Orthodox thinkers responded to the question of what the divine revelation of the Torah meant in Orthodox Judaism. Did they meet the challenge of Biblical Criticism?
Dr. Rabbi
Lawrence Grossman
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A classic example of source criticism applied to Torah legislation.
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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An analysis of why the approach taken by TheTorah.com has found such a large audience among the Orthodox at this time.
Prof.
Chaim I. Waxman
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Dr. Hacham
Isaac S. D. Sassoon
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How do they differ? What are their respective goals? And why the two should not be confused.
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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An introduction to the Diatessaron, and its significance to biblical studies, particularly the Documentary Hypothesis.
Dr.
Naomi Koltun-Fromm
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The works of medieval exegetes such as Maimonides, Rashbam and Ibn Ezra demonstrate that Judaism has a long-standing tradition of studying the Torah critically.
Prof. Rabbi
Marty Lockshin
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Illustrating four aspects of Shavuot from critical and traditional perspectives.
Dr. Rabbi
Jeremy Rosen
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“The heavens are the heavens for YHWH, and the earth was given to humankind.” — Psalm 115:16. Reflections on the 10-year anniversary of TheTorah.com.
Rabbi
David D. Steinberg
Exposing readers to modern critical scholarship and traditional Jewish commentary, not treating them as mutually exclusive, is one of TheTorah.com’s most significant contributions.
Prof. Rabbi
Marty Lockshin
One of modern Judaism’s primary challenges is the lack of educated Jews. TheTorah.com plays a vital role in addressing this issue and making substantial strides toward a solution.
Prof. Rabbi
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Many hundreds of rabbis and clergy use TheTorah.com as a resource. I am committed to help support it. Will you join me?
Rabbi
Ron Stern
On seven years of TheTorah.com
Dr. Rabbi
Norman Solomon
A reflection on the yahrzeit of Samuel Rolles Driver
Prof.
Marc Zvi Brettler
After years of yeshiva education and even Orthodox semicha, encountering biblical criticism was a shock to my system. However, my initial fear and disorientation gave way to a new bottom-line understanding of Torah, and it has become part of the message that I use to inspire my students on campus.
Rabbi
Daniel Levine
A Dati Israeli Blogger’s Perspective
Dr.
Avi Dentelski