Category: Torah

Et Hazamir Higiah: The Song of Songs and the Song at the Sea

by Rabbi Nachman Levine
Posted on November 2, 2016

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Why These Ten?: An Inquiry Into the Decalogue

by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
Posted on November 2, 2016

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The Effects of the Deaths of Nadav and Avihu on the Structure of the Book of Vayikra

by Dr. Ari Mermelstein
Posted on November 2, 2016

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The Dudaim Episode

by Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein
Posted on November 2, 2016

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Killing Killers: Is the Death Penalty Good for the Jews?

by Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff
Posted on November 2, 2016

There is significant tension in the Torah literature regarding the death penalty. On one hand, the written Torah clearly supports the use of the death penalty although it is not so clear why. On the other hand, the Rabbis seem to be uncomfortable with it, apparently out of concerns for judicial error and perhaps also because of their discomfort with direct retaliation.…