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Searching for Chametz at the Break of the Fourteenth (full article)
Yesterday I shared my Jewish Link article from last Shabbos, Mar bar Chiya the Disappearing Amora. Since then, I produced the following video with…
Apr 1 • Joshua Waxman
Mar bar Chiya the Disappearing Amora (full article)
I realized that I neglected to post the article for this past Shabbos from the Jewish Link.
Mar 31 • Joshua Waxman
Rabbi Yoshiya of His Generation? (full article)
Apologies — I’ve been swamped the past week or so, and have not have had opportunity to post here.
Mar 26 • Joshua Waxman
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The Scorpion and the Frog
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Shutting Up Until Korech
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Sefaria's New Gender-Sensitive Tanach
May 25, 2023 • Joshua Waxman
And All of Rav's Students (article preview)
Feb 6, 2025 • Joshua Waxman
Luminous Stones and Peshat in Midrash
Dec 6, 2022 • Joshua Waxman
The Bug I Reported to Sefaria (full article)
Oct 26, 2025 • Joshua Waxman
Pan-Fried Mincha, ChatGPT, and the Turing Test (full article)
In the zemer of Baruch Kel Elyon, we encounter the following lyrics.
Mar 12 • Joshua Waxman
Mordechai and the Importance of Attribution (full article)
Here is my article for this coming Shabbos.
Mar 3 • Joshua Waxman
The Elucidators Who Got Rav Zeira Correct
ArtScroll feels almost flat to its readers by design.
Mar 2 • Joshua Waxman
Showing off the fixed Rabba bar Chana
As I mentioned in my article this past Shabbos, Rabba bar bar Chana is a different person than Rabba bar Chana, and they are probably not even related.
Mar 1 • Joshua Waxman
Disambiguating Rabba bar bar Chana (full article)
Here is my Jewish Link article for this week.
Feb 27 • Joshua Waxman
The End of Techeilet
In today’s daf, Menachot 43a, we hear about Rav Achai and his subjecting techeilet to the two Amoraic tests:
Feb 24 • Joshua Waxman
Was Ravina a Babylonian? (full article)
Menachot 42a relates that Ravina and Rav Samma were once sitting before Rav Ashi.
Feb 20 • Joshua Waxman
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