Rabbi Akiva’s laugh, the fox, and Emperor Hadrian.

Noah, Haran, and the Torah’s message for those who neither believe nor disbelieve.

The influence of the Ts’enah Urenah.

A philosopher’s approach.

How arguing with God became acceptable.

From winged demon to Adam’s ex-wife.

And where did modern Hebrew get its word for one?

Why did medieval rabbis leave so many hairs un-split?

In Key Largo he gives a variation on a legend from the Talmud.

And was it protection or punishment?

The hibernation of the groundhog holds an important place in American folklore; much less well-known is its possible appearance in rabbinic folklore. According to one. . .