This pattern is reinforced through gematria. The phrase “שאגת הארי"-“The Roar of the Lion," the name given to the current campaign against Iran-has the numerical value 920. That same value appears in ...

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The annual Tanakh study conference (oversubscribed every year) was expanded during the pandemic to become a live global event. This summer, top international lecturers will give 100 live shiurim over ...

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The Magerman Edition of the new Koren Tanakh is a project that stretched over more than a decade, and makes the study of Tanakh easier – and more pleasurable — than ever before. The five chumashim ...

How can we make Bible study exciting to kids in Jewish schools, and show that it is still relevant to their daily lives? This is one of the questions that will be discussed at the Herzog College Yemei ...

This is the fourth post in a series by Johnna Kaplan exploring aspects of Jewish life outside of her own experience. Last week I opened an Amazon box containing a Stone Edition Tanach. It is the first ...

Does one need to study Tanach? That’s a strange question. First of all, what does “need” mean? “Need” in the sense of must? In Israel, the factual answer is yes. It is obligatory to study Tanach in ...

JTA — A conference of Jewish educators became first responders of sorts when Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had an emergency: The Jewish Democrat was about to be sworn in for a second term and he couldn’t ...

This is the second book by author Jessie Fischbein, a Tanach teacher from Far Rockaway, NY, popular lecturer, and author of the book Infertility in the Bible. In this book, she offers an account of ...