The Torah Is an Open Book: Radical Readings for the Seeker and the Skeptic

For too long, conservative or literalist voices have used the Bible to exclude, shame, and silence, leading many of us to disregard the text altogether. But the Bible is still speaking to us, if we know where to look. In The Torah Is an Open Book, Rabbi Caryn Broitman offers a powerful alternative: a return to the ancient Jewish tradition of midrash—a creative, questioning, and often radical form of interpretation—to show that Scripture isn...