Commentary

Dov Berkovits reflects on his father, Eliezer Berkovits's legacy, his philosophy and attitude toward halakhah and the Jewish people.

Alex Ozar drills down on the point of the Akeidah, responding to Herzl Hefter and Tzvi Sinensky.

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.

Rav Dov Zinger discusses his innovative perspective on education, and why its important to listen to what happens beyond the back and forth of the classroom.

Raphael Jospe and Zach Truboff write regarding recent articles that have driven conversation.

In Part II of his series on trop, William Gewirtz explains the principle of recursion and how it helps us interpret texts.

Chaim Trachtman explores the relationship between moral instincts and rational thinking in Rabbinic Psychology.

Shimshon Nadel examines the question of whether we should continue to fast on Tishah Be-Av in light of the existence of the Modern State of Israel.

Yaakov Jaffe on the Rav, prayer and Modern Orthodox Jews who wish to pray like the Rav.

Yaakov Taubes examines three hypothetical “What if?” books and what they can teach us about history, science, and halakhah.