Part II As I wrote last week, this disputation took place over four days. It was held at the palace of King James I of

Part I This disputation took place over four days. It was held at the palace of King James I of Aragon in the presence of

At the end of the Av HaRachamim prayer, we recite two verses from Psalms 110:6-7. Here are the two verses—along with verse 5—which precedes them:

“Im shamoa tishmeu:” “Lehaazin” means “to hear.” But “lishmoa” often includes “to understand” and “to obey.” For the last, see, e.g., Psalms 18:45. The doubling

ואהבת: It is generally agreed that abstract verbs are later developments that arise from concrete verbs. This is a phenomenon that occurs not just in

Reviewing: ‘Pursuing Peshat: Tanakh, Parshanut and Talmud Torah,’ by Dr. Moshe Sokolow. Kodesh Press, 2024. English. Paperback. 372 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8888940211. Dr. Moshe Sokolow’s new

After Pinchas’ dramatic act, we are told that God declared (Numbers 25:12-13): “I grant him My pact of friendship. It shall be for him and

The Tanach tells us much about Omri’s son Ahab, as he had dealings with Eliyahu. But what about Omri himself? The Tanach (Kings I, 16)

A widespread understanding of the word חוק in traditional sources is that it is a law that we do not know the reason for, even

We all know the noun מלך (king). But what is the underlying verb here? Sometimes when the noun is fundamental, the noun precedes the verb.

The basic meaning of the noun רגל is foot. But several other words in Tanach derive from it. The verb רגל means “to spy,” because