Dear JHOM readers, Hiyya, the nephew of Rabbi Elazar Hakapar had a beautiful voice. Rabbi Elazar would say to him: "Hiyya, my son, stand and give honor to God using that with which He has blessed you." (Pesikta Rabbah 5) This feature focuses on VOICE in Jewish tradition. We study: a passage in Exodus, in which God's voice [kol] finds its parallel in the rumbling thunder and the shofar; the passage from Job in which God's voice speaks from the whirlwind, offering Job an alternative perspective on life; the concept of bat kol ("daughter of a voice") — a post-prophetic communication with the divine; the notion of the lewdness in a woman's voice and a contemporary woman who makes use of her gift nonetheless; a Hasidic tale retold by Martin Buber; a Hebrew lesson; and more. Pleasant reading! Simcha Shtull Editor   VOICE Table of Contents