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From Online Auction to 91快活林 Special Collections: How Two Historic Bibles Were Reunited in the 91快活林 Library
Mar 17, 2025 By David Zev Moster | Public Event video | Video Lecture
This summer, for his 40th birthday, David Moster purchased a rare set of books from the 1800s. The chain of events that followed led to the 91快活林 Library temporarily welcoming a rare and valuable 13th Century Tanakh manuscript into its collection. In this session, you learn about the fascinating backstory of this manuscript and the thrilling story of its reunification. We explore how the study of manuscripts and the scribes who created them can help you think about your own translation and interpretation of the Tanakh.
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Can You Spell Check the Tanakh?
Nov 15, 2024 By David Zev Moster | Commentary | Vayera
There is a puzzling word in this week鈥檚 parashah: 诪值讞植讟讜止 鈥渇rom sinning鈥� (Genesis 20:6). God appears to Abimelekh in a dream and says, 鈥淚 myself have kept you from sinning (诪值讞植讟讜止) against me [with Sarah].鈥� The word 诪值讞植讟讜止 is unusual because it should be spelled with an alef, either as 诪值讞植讟止讗 in 1 Samuel 12:23 or as 诪值讞植讟讜止讗 in Psalm 39:2. We know there should be an alef because the Hebrew root 讞讟讗 鈥渢o sin鈥� appears 603 times in the Tanakh and has an alef 99.2% of the time. So, is the missing alef of 诪值讞植讟讜止 a spelling error? It depends on who you ask.
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The Meaning of Repetition, Repetition
Aug 26, 2022 By David Zev Moster | Commentary | Re'eh | Shabbat Rosh Hodesh
When it comes to reading the Tanakh, much is lost in translation, so even a bit of knowledge of Biblical Hebrew can go a long way. Here is one grammatical insight into this week鈥檚 parashah, Parashat Re鈥檈h. According to Deuteronomy 14:22, Israelite farmers must tithe the produce of their field 砖指讈谞指讛 砖指讈谞指讛, shanah shanah, which […]
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What Exactly Is a Sukkah?
Sep 24, 2021 By David Zev Moster | Commentary | Sukkot
Have you ever asked yourself what defines a sukkah? Not how to build one or what makes it kosher, but why have one in the first place? What is its purpose? Was the sukkah part of daily life in ancient Israel? Did it have a role outside the holiday that bears its name?
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