Pagan Theophory In Jewish Anthroponyms
Esther No one really knows whether the Biblical name Esther is related to the Assyro-Babylonian goddess(es) Ishtar. As per the Wikipedia Talk page for Ishtar: “Anunit, Atarsamain and Esther are...
View ArticleMuslim Ms. Marvel Mines Mishnah and Midrash
Noah Berlatsky, in the Atlantic: Ms. Marvel, the Marvel superhero comic that debuted last month, has gotten a ton of media coverage because of what makes it unique. Mainstream superheroes are almost...
View ArticleMuslim Ms. Marvel Mines Mishnah and Midrash
Noah Berlatsky, in the Atlantic: Ms. Marvel, the Marvel superhero comic that debuted last month, has gotten a ton of media coverage because of what makes it unique. Mainstream superheroes are almost...
View ArticleWhat’s In A Name?
My weekly lectures (available at the Internet Archive) and column for this past פרשת במדבר discussed the legitimacy of the use of non-Jewish names by Jews: In parashas Bemidbar (1:2), Hashem commands...
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