Eternal Nature of the Torah
The lecture discusses the understanding of the Oral Torah, examining the tension between tradition and innovation, and between authority and autonomy. It presents how the Torah, despite being divine, …
Read more ›Although R. Yona ibn Janach (Ribag) did not author even one full volume dedicated to biblical commentary, his contributions to parshanut have proven momentous. For Ribag, biblical exegesis represented…
Read more ›In Parashat Vayera, God orders the Binding of Yitzchak: “And bring him up as a burnt offering (le-ola)” (Bereishit 22:2). Rabbi Yona ibn Janach (Ribag) notes one of the meanings of the letter lamed wh…
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