In the Bible, the rabbis had the most accurate possible description of the world—a flawed and limited cosmology

The last chapter of the first tractate brings modern readers back to sex, bowel movements, and thunder

A vocal majority of evangelical Christians are zealous supporters of Israel. But a growing movement seeks to align them with the Palestinian cause.

Starting the Torah cycle anew and reckoning with Moses’ unfulfilled desire to reach the promised land

How Michael Wyschogrod taught me to eat like a Jew

A new literary quarterly

In a colorful, hilarious take on Genesis

R. Crumb, Genesis, feminism, and history in the latest chapter of an illustrated memoir

A haftorah of making worlds and taking sides

From Robert Crumb, with a little help from Robert Alter

God & Co., Episode IV

Must we learn the lesson only once it’s much too late?

Or, with great power comes great responsibility

The Nahor Approach to Wealth and Women

Genesis 12:1-17:27: Abraham, the original ordinary Joe