Then and Now
The Supreme Court recently heard a case that turns on the meaning of “money”: What counts as “money compensation” for the purpose of a particular kind of taxation? The case seems abstruse and the write-up at Scotus Blog is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but … [Continue reading] about What is “Money”?
The New York Times recently published a piece that noted that the college admissions process is hardly equitable and that there are a number of things that can be done in order to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds better succeed at getting … [Continue reading] about Leveling the College Playing Field
Biblical Archaeology Review just published this new, tiny find from the excavations at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem: a clay seal (or bulla) that seems to contain the name Isaiah with (a little more doubtfully) the word "prophet" written underneath. … [Continue reading] about The “Isaiah Seal”
I recently published a short piece on Exodus 22:24, normally taken as the prohibition on charging interest. It appears at thetorah.com, and is "reprinted" below. My own interest in this topic (pun intended) grows out of my work on the collection … [Continue reading] about What is Wrong with Charging Interest?
Those who know me are aware that I don't have much of a sense of fashion. Before I met my wife, in fact, the very idea that there were clothes with colors that "match," or that certain colors look better on me than others, was unfathomable. I would … [Continue reading] about What to Wear?