Akedah Imagery and Hebrew Poetry in the Crusades
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"For generations, Jews saw in this story a reflection of their history, embedded it in their culture, and even acted upon its example. The First Crusade is one such instance."

By Howard Tzvi Adelman

Nation and Sacrifice: The Akedah and Zionist Ideology

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Isaac has come to occupy a paradoxical place in Israeli culture, symbolizing heroism and martyrdom alike.

By Yael S. Feldman

The Akedah and Highway 61 Revisited
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Bob Dylan's landmark album of 1965, Highway 61 Revisited, chronicled the Civil Rights movement in America. But it also drew extensively on a seemingly peculiar theme: the Bible.

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