Biblical Narratives

Esav and Yaakov Yosef and His Brothers Numbers Rebellions in the Desert Sin of the Spies

Commentators Reframe the Torah’s 'Sin of the Spies' as a Lesson on Faith, Morale and the Land

Religious writers this week argued that a defeatist reading of Numbers led to national ruin and urged renewed commitment to settling and defending the Land of Israel.

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From Vayigash to Asarah B’Tevet, Commentaries Press a Turn Toward Responsibility and Unity

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New Toldot Essays Reexamine Rivka’s Plan, Classical Commentaries, and the Call for Hishtadlut