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The Biblical record provides a set of powerful models for critical discourse, creating narratives, laws, and prophetic modes that emphasize the practice of verbal critique.

Edward L. Greenstein is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and a leading scholar of biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies.

Miriam Udel, associate professor of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture at Emory University, is the editor and translator of Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children’s Literature (NYU Press, October 2020).

A Passover tale of protective seclusion and ultimate hope.

Can Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig’s translation of the Hebrew Bible be considered a form of Jewish speech? When and how does translation become a Jewish way of talking?