Shavuot

Observation · June 7, 2017
Who Is the Biblical Stranger, and What Should the Bible’s Teaching Mean Today?
By Philologos
The shifting historical meaning of "Thou shalt not oppress a stranger."
Observation · June 10, 2016
Rembrandt’s Great Jewish Painting
By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Not only strikingly beautiful, his painting of Moses holding the Ten Commandments also happens to be one of the most authentically Jewish works of art ever created.
Observation · September 16, 2014
Remembrance of Trumpets Past
By Nathan Laufer
Rosh Hashanah as described in the Torah looks very different from the Rosh Hashanah we know today. What happened, and what exactly are we celebrating?
Observation · May 28, 2014
Thomas Hardy in Judea
By Atar Hadari
Why we read the book of Ruth on Shavuot.