In the Middle has some comments on Eric Lawee’s article, “The Reception of Rashi’s Commentary on the Torah In Spain: The Case of Adam’s Mating with the Animals,” Jewish Quarterly Review 97.1 (2007): 33-66. See here for Hirhurim’s summary of some of the article.
A while ago I posted here on the folk tale about Two Brothers, a Field and the building of the Temple. Recently, Admiel Kosman has published an article about this folk tale with a different approach and conclusion than most of those scholars whom I quoted in my earlier post. Using Bible scholar [...]
A quick midrash which I love from this past week’s parashah from Sotah 35a.
ויאמרו כל העדה לרגום אותם באבנים וכתיב (במדבר יד) וכבוד ה’ נראה באהל מועד אמר רבי חייא בר אבא מלמד שנטלו אבנים וזרקום כלפי מעלה
“But the entire community of Israel thought to pelt them with stones” and it is written “Now the [...]
From Machon Schechter (here in Hebrew):
Faculty Forum
Volume 6, Number 7
March 2008
Queen Vashti’s Costume Party
By Dr. Tamar Kadari
The article is part of the entry “Vashti”, written by the author for the Encyclopedia, Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia, Eds. Paula E. Hyman and Dalia Ofer, Shalvi Publishing Ltd. Jerusalem 2006 (CD-Rom).
Vashti’s role in Megilat Esther is [...]
In response to a post on Ben Sira at Ancient Hebrew Poetry, Iyov brought a story found in the Alphabet of Ben Sira which describes Ben Sira’s lineage. One should read it to get the full story. What is interesting from the viewpoint of the history of halakhah is the role which this story played [...]
In one of the many dramatic moments of the Joseph narrative we read about the moment when Joseph reveals himself to his brothers.
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל אֶחָיו גְּשׁוּ נָא אֵלַי וַיִּגָּשׁוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי יוֹסֵף אֲחִיכֶם אֲשֶׁר מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי מִצְרָיְמָה
“And Joseph said unto his brothers, “Come near to me,” and they came near. And he said, [...]
Gil at Hirhurim has the lowdown on an interesting Rashi regarding Adam and the animal kingdom.
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