Written by Dr. Orit Avnery

The Dove That Did Not Take Flight: Peshat and Symbolism in the Book of Jonah

Posted on September 15, 2020

Between Saul and David: A Cave, A Spear, A Cloak and a Jug (Hebrew)

Posted on July 20, 2020

The Beloved Who Became the Widow Between Shir Hashirim and Eikhah (Hebrew)

Posted on June 30, 2020

Why is Megillat Esther in the Canon? (Hebrew)

Posted on April 17, 2019

Between the Cry of Pilegesh BeGivah and the Whispers of Ruth in the Field (Hebrew)

Posted on April 17, 2019

Two Mothers, Two Dynasties, and One Nation: Leah and Rahel (Hebrew)

Posted on April 3, 2019

About Dr. Orit Avnery

Dr. Orit Avnery is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. She is a lecturer in Bible, and Dean of Students at Shalem College. Orit taught Bible studies at Pelech High School for girls and Midreshet Lindenbaum as well as at the Matan Women's Institute for Jewish Studies. Orit's book Liminal Women: Belonging and Otherness in the Books of Ruth and Esther was published by The Shalom Hartman Institute and Keter Press in 2015.