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Micah, Book of

Jonah Leaves Us with Questions, So on Yom Kippur We End with Micah

Does God always accept repentance? Is God’s mercy a good quality? Does God really forgive Nineveh? By appending Micah 7:18–20 to the end of Jonah, it is as if Jonah is finally accepting the goodness of God’s mercy.

Prof.

Marc Zvi Brettler

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Pre-Biblical Aaron, Miriam, and Moses

In the Torah, Aaron, Miriam, and Moses are siblings; Aaron is the biological ancestor of all priests, Moses is the redeemer of Israel from Egypt, and Miriam, their sister, leads the Israelite women in song. But what can we reconstruct about who these ancient figures may have been?

Prof.

Mark Leuchter

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Dr. Rabbi

Zev Farber

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