The New Modern Orthodox Humash At Last?: A Review of the Rabbi Sacks Humash
Yosef Lindell reviews Rabbi Sacks's Humash translation and commentary, and compares it with other translations used in the scope of Modern Orthodoxy.
An Empty Place at the Jewish Table: Why Are Young Jews Dropping Out?
In this essay, Steve Lipman analyzes reasons Orthodox Jewish people leave Orthodoxy, and how the Orthodox community should (and should not) respond.
“Endless Light” and Boundless Soul
A review of Yehoshua November’s The Concealment of Endless Light.
Tablets Shattered (And Restored?): Jewish Identity Here and Now
Joshua Leifer’s new book illustrates the collapse of several paradigms that long sustained American Jewish life. In his review, Steven Gotlib notes that Leifer’s search for a viable, non-separatist, traditional Judaism overlooks several existing models of Jewish life and practice.
Ought Judaism Be Tinkered With?
Steven Gotlib review Miri Freud-Kandel’s new book on the relevance of Louis Jacobs to contemporary Orthodox theology.
Letters to the Editor: Responses to Zach Truboff on Religious Zionism and Yosef Lindell...
Yitzchak Blau and Michael Broyde respond to recent articles that have driven conversation.
The Grand Conversation: Bringing Jewish Ideas to the Literature Classroom
In this essay, Edelman and Steinberg argue for a literature curriculum that integrates Jewish thought.
Should American Orthodox Jews Have Fasted on July 12, 2024?
Yaakov Jaffe and Menachem Butler explore the Halakhot of when fasting is proper and when it’s not.
Modern Orthodoxy at the Crossroads: Past, Present, and Future
Steven Bayme reviews Joseph Kaplan’s diverse collection of essays on the history and future directions of Modern Orthodoxy in America.
Thoughts on a Death
In this personal reflection, Phil Lieberman addresses the unique pain that accompanies the loss of an abusive parent and considers the uneasy coherence of this pain with Jewish traditions of mourning.
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