Archive - Reading Jewish History in the Parsha

May 2025

The Bracha of Two Births and Two Promises

Aliza Bulow on Parshas Bamidbar and Shavuos

May 28 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

Planting a Soul in the Land

David Bashevkin on Parshas Behar

May 21 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

What is Jewish Conversion?

David Bashevkin on Parshas Emor

May 14 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

Love and Politics

David Bashevkin on Parshas Kedoshim

May 7 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

April 2025

Is Jewish History Lashon Harah?

David Bashevkin on Parshas Tazria

Apr 30 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

Can Religion Make People Go Crazy?

David Bashevkin on Parshas Shemini

Apr 23 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

The Damascus Affair: Blood, Lies, and the Birth of Modern Jewish Solidarity

Rachelle Fraenkel on Pesach

Apr 11 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

Communal Belonging at the Heart of Religious Identity

Moshe Taragin on Parshas Vayikra

Apr 2 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

March 2025

Rising From Ashes: The Mishkan of Pekudei and Post-Holocaust Synagogue Reconstruction

Shani Taragin on Parshas Pekudei

Mar 27 •

I Read This Over Shabbos

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