This volume consists of studies
on the weekly Torah reading by members of the faculty of Bar-Ilan
University. These studies reflect Bar-Ilan University scholarship
at its best - a unique combination of Torah scholarship and
knowledge of traditional Jewish sources with excellence in the
sciences and humanities. The studies in this volume present novel
insights into the weekly Torah readings in light of diverse
academic disciplines, synthesizing the sacred with the secular
and the spiritual with the scientific.
Bar-Ilan University, which just celebrated its jubilee year, is the largest institution of higher education in Israel. The University's unique message about the importance of integrating Torah study with general knowledge is being embraced by increasingly large numbers of Israelis. In these times of strife and division, Bar-Ilan University presents a rare model of cooperation and mutual respect between religious and nonreligious Jews, of the centrality of Jewish tradition combined with an aspiration for academic excellence.
Bar-Ilan University, which just celebrated its jubilee year, is the largest institution of higher education in Israel. The University's unique message about the importance of integrating Torah study with general knowledge is being embraced by increasingly large numbers of Israelis. In these times of strife and division, Bar-Ilan University presents a rare model of cooperation and mutual respect between religious and nonreligious Jews, of the centrality of Jewish tradition combined with an aspiration for academic excellence.