Commentary

Seth C. Oranburg The bird was banging on my window again. I think he is an oriole, but I am not much of an ornithologist,...

Zac Benjamin analyzes instances of discourse in Jewish text, and considers the implications for today's political discourse

In this essay, Matt Brandstein reflects on his place in the Jewish community as a single man.

In this essay, Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman reflects on his family history and Hasidic pedigree.

R. Meir Simcha Cohen of Dvinsk, the legendary author of Meshekh Hokhmah and Ohr Sameiah and early-20th century community leader, passed away exactly one century ago. In honor of this centennial, Chaim Oscar Jacob reappraises the legacy of R. Meir Simcha.

Asher Oser In contemporary Orthodox life, modesty has become one of the most visible markers of religious observance. For married women, and to a lesser...

Letter to the Editor I found Rabbi Avi Baumol’s recent review of Rav Eliezer Melamed’s new sefer on giyyur (conversion) comprehensive and enlightening. However, I...

Aryeh Dienstag Since October 7 and the war that followed, public debate has intensified around the legal status of non-Jews living in the State of...

Building on Jonah Rocheeld's recent article "Successfully Unsuccessful: The Paradox of Modern Orthodoxy," Steven Gotlib considers the balance (or imbalance) of emotionality and logic in the Modern Orthodox Jewish outlook.

Yaakov Jaffe analyzes what the Kinah about the Ten Martyrs says about heroism.