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Robert Alter art of translation and art of biblical narrative and poetics; Hebrew Bible relationship to literature; techniques and methods.
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Is the Parsha called "Judges" -Shoftim - a Good Guide to the Supreme Court Crisis in Israel? Reading the Bible per Robert AlterParsha - Judges - Israel - Crisis in the Supreme Court verses the Knesset - Reading the text as it is - Shoftim - Baseless Hatred - Sinat Chinam
Michael Scher•50 Views•August 14, 2023•Baseless Hatred,Israel,Sinat Chinam,Judges,Robert Alter,Supreme Court
Baseless Hatred - Consolation or Anguish - Crisis in Israel and in Jewish Peoplehood - From Tisha B'Av to Yom Kippur - August 6, 2023Israel Baseless hatred - Tisha B'Av to yom Kippur - see many recent sheets in the Robert Alter Collection - Michael Scher
Israel is in Grave Danger - August 2, 2023 - Baseless Hatred - Tisha B'Av and Risks of Destruction - Shocking Warning from David HorowitzIsrael is in Grave Danger - August 2, 2023 - Baseless Hatred - Tisha B'Av and Risks of Destruction - Shocking Warning from David Horowitz
URGENT - Updated July 31, 2023: The Ongoing Crisis in Israel Is Real - Tisha B'Av 2023 - Sinat Chinam -Torah and Democracy - Robert Alter and Daniel Gordis -"The Ghost of Destruction Still Haunted the Land"Israel in Crisis - Urgent updates - Sinat Chinam - Baseless Hatred - Democracy and Torah - July 31, 2023 Tisha B'Av - Robert Alter and Daniel Gordis
Robert Alter - Parsha Mattos - Shall We Kill the Children in a War? What Commandments Shall We Follow Today? Are We Asking the Right Questions to Create Jewish Peoplehood?Robert Alter - Parsha Mattos - Shall We Kill the Children in a War? What Commandments Shall We Follow Today? Are We Asking the Right Questions to Create Jewish Peoplehood?
Robert Alter - Tisha B'av - Baseless Hatred - Jewish Peoplehood - Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks - Israel vs Democracy?Robert Alter - Tisha B'Av
Robert Alter - UPDATE July 24, 2023 - Is Compromise Mandated by Tradition or Not? Tisha B'av Reflections - Baseless Hatred - Jewish Peoplehood - Israel vs Democracy? - Daniel Gordis: Israel From The InsideRobert Alter - UPDATE July 24, 2023 - Is Compromise Mandated by Tradition or Not? Tisha B'av Reflections - Baseless Hatred - Jewish Peoplehood - Israel vs Democracy?
Robert Alter: A Literary Reading of the Bible - Is The Divine Excluded? Listen to Alter's Explanation- A New Podcast: June 2023Robert Alter's interview in June 2023 by J.J. Kimche is about the Bible's literary style and its text. Is it just a secular, non religious literature like a novel? Does its literary style support its messages? Listen to Alter in his own words.
Robert Alter - In His Own Words: Understanding Alter from His LecturesRobert Alter - In his own words - lectures and essay-notes
Robert Alter - Parshat HaShavua Chukat-Balak - A Complicated Parsha, Yes, but Easier to Read with Context Alter provides in Introductory Essays and Notes - Can the Bible be "Quite Funny"?Parshat HaShavua Chukat Balak is much easier to read with the context Alter provides in his introductory essays, notes on the parsha and his word for word translations.This is an example of how to read a pasha in larger context of Alter's thinking.
Robert Alter - Essay Introductions - How to Read Alter's Bible?Robert Alter's 28 essay-Introductions to the Bible make it much easier to study his translation. Alter's has a complex point of view on the Bible after a lifetime of scholarship and teaching. The essays complement Alters Parshat HaShavua Notes and his landmark translation.
Robert Alter - Essay "Introduction to the Book of Exodus" Learning by Parshat HaShavua vs Reading Exodus by Themes and as a WholeRobert Alter's many essay Introductions challenge learning by Parshat HaShavua or by chapters. The Introduction to the Book of Exodus explains the Golden Calf, legalism as pageantry, the Tabernacle and the shift in literary style to folkloric vs realism in Genesis.
Robert Alter - Literature vs Dogma?Robert Alter follows Ibn Ezra using literary tools to find the Bible's scope, unity and depth.
Robert Alter - Art of Biblical Narrative - 2011Robert Alter's The Art of Biblical Narrative 2011 (updated)
Robert Alter - The Art of Bible Translation 2019Robert Alter's 2019 overview of his goals and context in The Art of Bible Translation, a very useful introduction and elaboration of his ideas.
Robert Alter and Hillel Halkin - "The Robert Alter Version"Robert Alter and Hillel Halkin- Halkins review of Alter's Bible - In Complicated Jew - 18 essays
Robert Alter - Parshat Vayakhel Exodus 35:1-38:20 - Alter's Correct Translation of One Word Upholds Women, Their Mirrors and Love of Their Husbands - and Rashi's AffectionsRobert Alter - Women, Mirrors, Temple Service; Alter's correction of the mistranslation of one word shows the Parsha, Rashi and Alter see the beauty and dedication of loving Jewish women
Parshat Noah Genesis 6:9-11:32, Robert AlterParshat Noah, Robert Alter selected translation and notes. See Robert Alter, Introduction to Genesis for context and themes.
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