Blognitive Dissonance

“Mann trakht und Gott lakht”

Jon D. Levenson

danithew | October 27, 2008

A friend recently lent me a couple of books by Jon D. Levenson.  As soon as I started reading these books, I realized this author is providing some of the most insightful Biblical commentary I’ve ever read.  In fact, I am having a hard time reading the borrowed books because I want to mark them [...]

A River Went Out Of Eden

danithew | June 20, 2008

Genesis 2:10-14 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is [...]

S.O.Y. Seforim Sale (Jewish and Hebrew Literature)

danithew | February 15, 2008

[Note: S.O.Y. is simply an acronym for Students Organization of Yeshiva. ] This sale will be going on through February 24th. The description at the S.O.Y. Seforim website reads: The S.O.Y. Seforim Sale, the largest Jewish book sale in North America, is operated by the students of Yeshiva University. The sale provides discounted prices on [...]