Volume # 79

Winter 2018(5779) 5779

In this issue
Mining Tanach
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Mining Tanach

There is now a wide variety of Religious Zionist methodologies of Tanach study—some emphasize medieval commentaries; others focus on Israeli geography or botany; still others address the psychology of the Biblical characters; and much more.

The First and Last Time I Saw Nechama
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The First and Last Time I Saw Nechama

I found her in the cafeteria, identifying her by her trademark beret. Ever practical, she told me to take a tray and get some lunch. “If you want to study Torah, you have to eat,” she said, inverting the usual conception of Torah as nourishment.

Tanach for Our Generation
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Tanach for Our Generation

If studied in the spirit of the Sages, Tanach can help us answer questions that arise—questions of faith, morality, values, culture and society.