Shiurim may have one intended message, but there can be several others which go under the radar. Dr. Susan Hornstein examines the darker messages in a shiur about gratitude.

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Much of the existing Torah library was written by men and shows only one perspective. Word-by-Word aims to introduce women’s voices to the public access of the texts.

The story of Megillat Rut is one of found family and deep connection. Naima Hirsch Gelman highlights the spiritual elements of this connection, and the ways in which our own relationships can be godly.

When Yeshiva University canceled and reinstated the beginner and intermediate Talmud classes, it highlighted a bigger societal tension. Rabba Sara Hurwitz evaluates each of the factors at play and how they shape the importance of Talmud study for women.

Counting an object may be causational with importance– but in two directions. Sarah Pincus examines our own value as the Jewish people are counted numerous times in Bamidbar.

The tochechah describes the desolation of the land of Israel following sin. Sarah Rosenberg evaluates what morality means to the land of Israel.

Adina Roth is announced as Johannesburg’s Emanuel School’s new Head of Jewish Life and shares her excitement around the role.

Parshat Emor can seem like an amalgamation of halakhic ideas, kohanic proceedings and calenderic dates. Rabbanit Michal Kohane strings together the ideas through the overtone of the ways in which kedushah can transcend people, space, and time.