Tzemah Yoreh: Judaism Unbound Episode 268 - Abraham Did Kill Isaac

Written By Lex Rofes

Tzemah Yoreh, author of Why Abraham Murdered Isaac: The First Stories of the Bible Revealed and leader of The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, joins Dan and Lex to talk about what Yoreh terms "the original bible." Find out how some of the stories, like the binding of Isaac, may not have always looked the way they do today, and why that matters for those who are interested in the stories of the Bible!

[1] Learn more about Tzemah Yoreh here, purchase Why Abraham Murdered Isaac here, and learn more about The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism at CityCongregation.org.

[2] Dive into Tzemah Yoreh’s other books at this link.

[3] Yoreh mentions a book by Shalom Spiegel, entitled The Last Trial. You can order it here.

[4] Yoreh also gives a shout-out to one of his teachers, Baruch Schwartz. Read a variety of articles that Schwartz has written for TheTorah.com by clicking here.

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