Jewish Education

Todd Berman contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.

Thanks in part to several new publications, portions of the Orthodox world have been engaging with modern biblical scholarship in a more significant way than ever before. Gil Perl provides a four-step framework for how Jewish days schools might profitably teach many aspects of biblical criticism that do not conflict with our mesorah.

Zevi Fischer offers suggestions on how to implement Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's inclusion imperative.

Moshe Kurtz regales us with his love of science fiction & fantasy, suggesting that the genre’s literature, movies, and games can teach Torah lessons in ethics and morality, but cautioning that Torah u-Madda ought not to become Torah u-Movies.

Jay Kelman offers his thoughts on solving the tuition crisis

Sefaria has recently published a new bilingual digital edition of Talmud Yerushalmi. Taking stock of this development, Zachary Rothblatt offers an erudite synthesis of the history of Yerushalmi.

Today, we share letters to the editor by Ephraim Chamiel, Steven Gotlib, and Moshe Kurtz.

Judah Goldberg responds to Chaim Saiman, continuing the discussion on women's higher Torah learning.

Tzvi Sinensky argues for importance of adult education, and asks what role day schools and other communal institutions might play in promoting it.

The father heard the voice of God, Elli Fischer explains, but the son ends up with the blade on his neck.