Category: Sefer Bamidbar / Book of Numbers

Ancient Solutions to Modern Problems: Reading BaMidbar

Ancient Solutions to Modern Problems: Reading BaMidbar

BaMidbar reminds us: life is hard, leaders, even exceptional ones, have a lot to contend with, and it’s a ‘tough crowd.’
Dinah: An Unexpected Trans Story

Dinah: An Unexpected Trans Story

Based on rabbinic midrash from tractate Berakhot, Dinah can be read either as a trans woman or, as this piece argues, a closeted trans man.

Shlach Lecha: Learning Inclusion from the Scouts

As God commanded Moses to include Caleb and Joshua, we can imagine the same command applies to us. We can seek to include people.