Additional Resources

 

Books

 





Music

“Abraham” by Sufjan Stevens (Official Audio)

“Isaac” by Madonna (Official Audio)

“Akedat Yitzhak” by Naomi Shemer (from Israel’s National Library)

 

“Story of Isaac” (performed Live by Leonard Cohen on “Leonard Cohen Live Songs”) (Official Audio)

Leonard Cohen’s “Story Of Isaac” (performed by Suzanne Vega on “Tower Of Song - The Songs Of Leonard Cohen”) (Official Audio)

Leonard Cohen’s “Story of Isaac” (performed by Richard Thompson on “Sincerely, L. Cohen: A Live Celebration of Leonard Cohen) (Official Audio)

Leonard Cohen’s “Story of Isaac” (performed by Judy Collins)

[Hebrew and English] Leonard Cohen’s “Story of Isaac” (performed by Avraham Cohen as part of the tenth Piyyut Festival at Beit Avi Chai in Jerusalem, Hebrew at the beginning is the Biblical verses set to Cohen’s music)

[Hebrew] Leonard Cohen’s “Story of Isaac” (in Hebrew translation, performed by Shlomi Shaban)

[Hebrew] Leonard Cohen’s “Story of Isaac” (Hebrew translation, performed by Ofer Golany on his album “HaCohen Hagadol”)

Leonard Cohen’s “Story of Isaac” (performed by Roy Buchanan on “The Prophet”)



Comedy

“Jephthah’s Daughter” - Hayehudim Ba’im (Israeli sketch comedy show, based on a related Biblical story - Hebrew only)

Genny 22 (Parody of "867-5309/Jenny") by ApologetiX

 
 

References from Presentations

Ruby Namdar focuses on Midrash Tanhuma. You can read this directly on Sefaria (look at Midrash Tanhuma, Vayera, Siman 22 and Siman 23).