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.
The Utilitarian Case for Torah u-Madda
Tzvi Sinensky reimagines the utilitarian case for Torah u-Madda. Far from seeing the study of Madda as a concession to the need to earn a livelihood, the new utilitarianism uses cutting-edge scholarship to solve some of the most pressing problems in our schools and communities.
Our Current Political Station: Might This Be Modern Orthodoxy’s Moment?
Chaim Saiman suggests that, in the midst of a political transition, we may be on the brink of a "Modern Orthodox Moment."
Sanctifying the Secular: A Torah u-Madda Approach to Popular Culture
Responding to Moshe Kurtz, Olivia Friedman argues that forging deep connections between Torah and popular culture can be an uplifting and sanctified experience.
The State of the Conversation
Zev Eleff and Ari Lamm cap off the Lehrhaus Symposium on the OU statement.
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.
Modeling Modernity: Revisiting the Rabbi Soloveitchik Paradigm
Chaim Trachtman contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Retiring My Modern Orthodox DeLorean
Zev Eleff offers a rejoinder and some reflections on "What if Rav Aharon Had Stayed?"
Truth in Fiction: Pursuing Torah in Secular Spaces
Margueya Poupko explains how lessons from literature can bring us closer to Torah truths.
A Principled Pesak and a Window into Pesak
Shmuel Winiarz contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
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