Are Modern Orthodox Jews More Comfortable with Mysticism or Anthropomorphism?
This siddur, Yaakov Jaffe argues, is where to look to find out what Orthodox Jews believe.
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.
The Legacy of Rav Moshe Kahn zt’’l
In commemoration of the upcoming Sheloshim of Rav Moshe Kahn, Mindy Schwartz Zolty shares a Hesped of her teacher in which she discusses his derekh ha-limmud and his derekh as a melamed.
The Market For Halakhic Authority: Some Reflections on Gadolnomics
Aryeh Klapper
It is my great pleasure to respond to Prof. Chaim Saiman’s characteristically erudite, well-reasoned, and provocative essay about Liberal Orthodoxy and “gedolim.” I agree entirely...
Celebration and Exploration: Why Good Israel Education Needs Both
In this timely essay, Noam Weissman of OpenDor Media argues for a form of Israel education that tackles challenging topics in Israel’s history.
New Links in an Old Chain
Netanel Wiederblank
Prof. Chaim Saiman, in his illuminating article on gedolim, addresses the differing attitudes of Haredi, Centrist Orthodox, and liberal Orthodox communities. He astutely notes...
Drawing The right Conclusions: A Defense of a Recent Orthodox Survey
Zvi Grumet responds to Matt Williams, defending his data and the social media tools used to obtain it.
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.
The Parenthetical Problem of Alenu
Zev Eleff on a perennially interesting portion of the liturgy.
The Beit Midrash in the Age of Snapchat
Shira Hecht-Koller
Earlier this year, Apple released the iPhone X. When the first iPhone was released in 2007, I was completing my second year of...
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