Shavuotשבועות

Shavuot and Its History

Shavuot, Chag HaBikkurim: A Revival of a Biblical Firstfruits Tradition?

Shavuot, Chag HaBikkurim: A Revival of a Biblical Firstfruits Tradition?

Dr. Eve Levavi Feinstein

At the First Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the Shekhinah Spoke

At the First Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the Shekhinah Spoke

Dr. Rabbi Michael C. Hilton

Accepting the Torah through the Prism of Chaos Theory

Accepting the Torah through the Prism of Chaos Theory

Dr. Rabbi Jeremy Rosen

In What Way Is Shavuot Zman Matan Torateinu?

In What Way Is Shavuot Zman Matan Torateinu?

Dr. Rabbi Zev Farber

Shavuot: The Festival of Covenants

Shavuot: The Festival of Covenants

Prof. Michael Segal

Shavuot: How the Festival of Harvest Grew

Shavuot: How the Festival of Harvest Grew

Dr. Rabbi Norman Solomon

Shavuot: Why Doesn’t the Torah Celebrate the Revelation on Mt. Sinai?

Shavuot: Why Doesn’t the Torah Celebrate the Revelation on Mt. Sinai?

Rabbi David D. Steinberg

Ezekiel’s Failure To Mention Shavuot

Ezekiel’s Failure To Mention Shavuot

Rabbi Evan Hoffman

Whose Torah Do We Celebrate on Shavuot?

Whose Torah Do We Celebrate on Shavuot?

Rabbi David D. Steinberg

Standing Under Sinai: On the Origins of a Coerced Covenant

Standing Under Sinai: On the Origins of a Coerced Covenant

Dr. Tzvi Novick

The Samaritan Shavuot: A Seven-Day Celebration of the Feast of Weeks

The Samaritan Shavuot: A Seven-Day Celebration of the Feast of Weeks

Title Benyamim Tsedaka

Between Shavuot and Pentecost

Between Shavuot and Pentecost

Prof. John BartonDr. Rabbi Michael C. Hilton

Forgotten Shavuot History: The 4 B.C.E Rebellion and the Therapeutae

Forgotten Shavuot History: The 4 B.C.E Rebellion and the Therapeutae

Prof. Martin Goodman

Beyond Cheesecake: Foods of Shavuot

Beyond Cheesecake: Foods of Shavuot

Dr. Susan Weingarten

The Book of Ruth

Reversing Biblical Stereotypes of Women: The Book of Ruth

Reversing Biblical Stereotypes of Women: The Book of Ruth

Dr. Isaac Gottlieb

Book of Ruth: Achieving Justice Through Narrative

Book of Ruth: Achieving Justice Through Narrative

Prof. Rabbi Pamela Barmash

Ralbag’s Surprising Take on Ruth's Conversion

Ralbag’s Surprising Take on Ruth's Conversion

Prof. Menachem Kellner

Book of Ruth: Recasting David’s Foreign Origins

Book of Ruth: Recasting David’s Foreign Origins

Dr. Yael Avrahami

Naomi’s Bitter Poem

Naomi’s Bitter Poem

Prof. Rabbi Jonathan Magonet

Contrasting Pictures of Intermarriage in Ruth and Nehemiah

Contrasting Pictures of Intermarriage in Ruth and Nehemiah

Prof. Jacob L. WrightProf. Rabbi Tamara Cohn Eskenazi

Acquiring Ruth with the Land: A Text-Critical Solution for Ruth 4:5

Acquiring Ruth with the Land: A Text-Critical Solution for Ruth 4:5

Prof. Raanan Eichler

Megillat Ruth: When Kindness Conflicts with Torah

Megillat Ruth: When Kindness Conflicts with Torah

Prof. Rabbi Tamara Cohn Eskenazi

The Substance of Kinship: How Ruth the Moabite Became a Daughter in Judah

The Substance of Kinship: How Ruth the Moabite Became a Daughter in Judah

Prof. Cynthia Chapman

Boaz Married Ruth at the Threshing Floor: A Grammatical Solution to Ruth 4:5

Boaz Married Ruth at the Threshing Floor: A Grammatical Solution to Ruth 4:5

Prof. Gary A. Rendsburg

The Defamation of Orpah

The Defamation of Orpah

Dr. Barry Dov Walfish

The Book of Ruth? It’s Naomi’s Story

The Book of Ruth? It’s Naomi’s Story

Prof. Adele Reinhartz

The Book of Ruth: When Bad Things Happen to Good People

The Book of Ruth: When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Prof. Susan Niditch

The Dark Side of the Book of Ruth: Sexual Harassment in the Field

The Dark Side of the Book of Ruth: Sexual Harassment in the Field

Prof. Jonathan Rabinowitz

The Book of Ruth: A Serious Comedy

The Book of Ruth: A Serious Comedy

Prof. Nehama Aschkenasy

Ruth the Moabite Breaks a Pattern of Seduction

Ruth the Moabite Breaks a Pattern of Seduction

Prof. Gili Kugler

Kinship over Covenant: The Book of Ruth’s Traditional Challenge to Deuteronomy

Kinship over Covenant: The Book of Ruth’s Traditional Challenge to Deuteronomy

Dr. Elsie R. Stern

Ruth the Moabite: Was She Truly Accepted?

Ruth the Moabite: Was She Truly Accepted?

Prof. Jonathan Rabinowitz

Sinai Revelation in the Bible and History

The Decalogue

Speculating about the Original Text of the Decalogue

Speculating about the Original Text of the Decalogue

Dr. Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh

Ten Insights about the Ten Commandments

Ten Insights about the Ten Commandments

Prof. Marc Zvi Brettler

The Existence of Two Versions of the Decalogue

The Existence of Two Versions of the Decalogue

Prof. Rabbi Marty Lockshin