"Dance the fire dance"
Edition 12: FIRE
Letter from the Editor


Theophany at the Burning Bush
The Divine Presence - formless, mysterious, luminous
Nahum Sarna


Alien fire: not what you think: Admonitions on priestly conduct
Baruch Levine


"Is not my word like as fire?" (Jer. 23:29)
Ten (or so) reasons why the study of Torah is likened to fire
The Talmud


The six fires of creation: Aggadot about ancient Israelite fire
The Talmud


Fire beacons and the new moon: Figuring the calendar and passing on the good news
Hayyim Schauss


A beautiful woman and a rabbi on fire: Putting out the flames of sexual desire
Judith Hauptman


Who created fire?
and what that has to do with Saturday night (and Havdalah)


Leaving fire in the confinement room: Fire as a sacred folk symbol of life and fertility
Raphael Patai


Thirst, sword blades, and enthusiasm: Hebrew rootword lesson: L-H-V
Dr. Joseph Lowin