Through her public appearances and widely circulated gilyonot (study sheets), Nehama Leibowitz engaged thousands in the study of Torah, becoming a respected and beloved figure within the religious-Zionist community and beyond.
Prof.
Marc Zvi Brettler
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Prof.
Edward Breuer
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As TheTorah.com approaches its 12th anniversary, I am honored to have been hired to oversee its first-ever Strategic Questionnaire. Rest assured, your feedback will be taken with the utmost seriousness and will play a vital role in shaping the future of TheTorah.com
Dr. Rav
Alechem Shalom
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In a 1927 speech at the inauguration of the Hebrew University’s Institute for Jewish Studies, Dr. Rabbi Felix Perles called on Jewish scholars to be on the forefront of critical Bible study. He compares this effort to how Maimonides, even though he was accused of abrogating the Torah, incorporated philosophical study into Judaism.
Prof.
Marc Zvi Brettler
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Israelite religion developed from a revolutionary idea: monotheism. And religion alone, not external factors, accounted for the remarkable preservation of Jewish national identity and consciousness in exile.
Dr.
Aly Elrefaei
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TheTorah.com engages the Documentary and Supplementary Hypotheses, source, redaction, and textual criticism, and even offers moral critiques of Torah laws and narratives, but what is Steinberg really trying to accomplish?
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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Clue: Seven pairs of kosher animals are brought to the ark so that Noah can sacrifice to YHWH after the flood.
Dr.
Lisbeth S. Fried
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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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I went from dismissing biblical criticism to embracing its truth, and having to rebuild my religious identity. Five aspects of my religious life have been profoundly enhanced.
Rabbi
Noam Shapiro
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Dr. Rabbi
Shmuly Yanklowitz
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When I encountered TheTorah.com, I experienced a moment of déjà vu. In the early 1970s, I majored in Bible at Yeshiva University and spent my junior year abroad in Jerusalem studying with Hebrew University Bible professors. My goal was to grapple with questions of Pentateuchal criticism in a way that would be meaningful and beneficial for an Orthodox Jew. But then I dropped it. Here is my story.
Dr. Rabbi
Natan Ophir (Offenbacher)
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Prof.
Baruch J. Schwartz
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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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Traditional and Critical Approaches
Prof.
Richard Elliott Friedman
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Growing up in the Haredi yeshiva world, I didn’t know academic scholarship on the Torah existed. Worse, I was conditioned to believe that anyone outside my world had little, if anything, valuable to say about the Torah.
Rabbi
David D. Steinberg
A single semester in college led to a crisis of faith and identity.
Lisa Jacobs
“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
Like the biblical Yaʿabetz, as interpreted by the rabbis, TheTorah.com gives wise and compassionate counsel while spreading Torah far and wide.
Dr. Hacham
Isaac S. D. Sassoon
It takes courage to stand up for truth in the face of dismissal.
Dr. Rabbi
Jeremy Rosen
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
It is time to cut the shackles of encrusted conventions that anchor the Torah in a previous civilization, and that threaten to drag it down to oblivion.
Dr. Rabbi
Irving (Yitz) Greenberg
Every age offers examples of the tension between those who welcome new insights and those who uncritically repeat and elaborate on outworn models.
Dr. Rabbi
Norman Solomon
A Shavuot tribute to TheTorah.com on its 8th anniversary (and my 88th birthday).
Dr. Rabbi
Norman Solomon
On Pottery, Religious Faith, and the Challenges for Women in Archaeology
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Hayah Katz
