From Ben Zion Katz of Chicago comes this email: “The noted Italian rabbi Leon de Modena (1571-1648) accomplished a linguistic tour de force by writing an octet, entitled Kina Sh’mor, that made sense ...

The Matthews Playhouse production of 'Prince of Egypt' has added a performance to its final weekend to make up for weather ...

This stunning anthology gathers together the riches of poetry in Hebrew from The Song of Deborah to contemporary Israeli writings. Verse written up to the tenth century show the development of piyut, ...

In this study of the forms of Hebrew poetry, Benjamin Harshav examines Hebrew verse during three millennia of changing historical and cultural contexts. He explores the world of the Jewish Diaspora, ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...