I always wondered about the word נגיד in Tanach. It means “leader,” sometimes referring to a king. (A famous Jewish leader in 11th century Spain

Eighteen times in Tanach we have the phrase “mikra kodesh” (in the singular or plural) used as a description of the holidays. Only one of

In 2020, I wrote a column summarizing some of the material in Stuart Eizenstat’s 2018 book: “President Carter: The White House Years.” I thought it

I am here going to summarize a review essay in Tradition, volume 57, winter 2025. The essay is by Marc Herman, an assistant professor at

I have always wondered about this topic. Periodically, I would google something like, “Hebrew Final Letters,” but I never found anything helpful. I have a

At Exodus 23:5, we are told that if one sees the donkey of one’s enemy lying (on the ground) under his burden, “Ve-chadalta mei-azov lo,

The noun חיל (chayil) appears over 200 times in Tanach. It has a few different meanings: Army: See, e.g., Exodus 14:28, “chail Pharaoh” (army of

The verb פרנס (to distribute, supply) has four root letters. This makes us think it did not originate in Hebrew as Hebrew roots normally have

This is a phrase that appears in the context of the plague on the first born. Here are verses 11:6-7: “There shall be a loud