Benedict Roth

Who did God cry out for at the Red Sea?

Rabbinic reaction to the concluding events of Pesach expose a tension between particularism and universalism

On Shavuot let's celebrate rabbinic innovation

While some may argue the 'new is forbidden', rabbis have always been creative in their application of Torah

The feminist voice in Purim

Why it is fitting that International Women's Day falls close to Purim

Prayer opportunities for Orthodox women

A new book takes a fresh look at rabbinic sources on women's prayer

Don't shun frum feminists

The warning that the Torah gives over Israel

The Greater Israel movement that has driven Jewish settlements overlooks a key message of the sabbatical year

Women should be able to carry the Torah, too

The legacy of ancient debates over whether women should study Torah remains with us today

The fateful rejection behind Haman's hate

The rabbis made a surprising link between the children of Israel and their Amalekite arch-enemies, the ancestors of Haman

How slavery caused the Temple's loss

The Talmud offers a disturbing explanation for the tragedy of Tishah b’Av

How the Talmud's idea of equality got lost