From the Sources: Happy Herod’s Day
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The first-century C.E. Latin satirist Persius Flaccus devoted one of his poems to the theme that even persons who are…
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From the Sources: Abraham’s Daughter
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The Talmud tells of a group of rabbis who gathered for a festive meal in the sukkah of the exilarch,…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Balancing Budgets on Rosh Hashanah
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Jewish religious tradition portrays Rosh Hashanah as the day on which all humanity passes in judgment before the Almighty. The…
From the sources: Oh give me a home…
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – When the Bible wanted to convey the idea of extraordinary strength, one of its favourite images was an animal called…
From the Sources: Overstaying your welcome
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The Talmud tells of a visit by Rav Huna bar Nathan to the home of Rav Naḥman bar Isaac. During…