Rashbam: Parallel Play (Beshallach)
Biblical poetry works primarily with parallelism. Rabbinic commentary mostly ignores this formal quality of biblical language, but not Rashbam!
Biblical poetry works primarily with parallelism. Rabbinic commentary mostly ignores this formal quality of biblical language, but not Rashbam!
The Midrash Bereishit Rabbah 22:7 “Cain said to his brother Abel…and when they were in the field…” (Genesis 4:8). What were…
Mekhilta, Tractate Shabbat, on Exodus 31:13 “But My Sabbaths shall you keep” (Exodus 31:13). What is the intent of this?…
My teacher at Hebrew Union College, Dr. Bill Cutter, has a keen interest in the healing movement from a Jewish…