Should the Bible be Translated in a Gender-Sensitive Way?
Martin Lockshin reviews the Jewish Publication Society’s latest Bible translation, the JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition.
Translating Theory into Practice to Revolutionize the Teaching of Talmud
Yaakov Bieler continues the conversation on Talmud education, introducing "action research" to the discussion.
The Great Reckoning: Is It Time to Rethink Higher Education for Jewish Students?
In this next installment in our Israel symposium, Erica Brown argues that for Jewish students after October 7, choosing secular college is just not the choice it used to be.
Of Sages, Prophets, and Politics from the Pulpit
Jason Herman examines whether or not rabbis should talk politics in shul.
Imagining Ourselves Into the Beit Midrash
Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld offers a reflection on the role of imagination in bringing about the recent women's Siyyum ha-Shas.
Shadal: Translated, Elucidated, and Uncensored at Last
Martin Lockshin reviews Daniel A. Klein’s translation of Samuel David Luzzatto’s commentary on the Book of Vayikra, the latest volume in Klein’s project to translate all of Shadal’s insightful and ever-interesting Torah commentary.
Demystifying Day School Tuition
James Wolfe outlines the vision for a new website meant to democratize day school information.
On the Lomdus of the OU Responsum
Chaim Twerski contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Restoring the (Recitation of) Korbanot
Pressed for time, people often skip reciting the korbanot section of the morning prayers. With the High Holidays approaching, Judah Kerbel makes the case that the korbanot are far more central and halakhically significant to our prayers than we often realize.
The Dark Side of Torah u-Madda: Chaim Potok and Core-to-Core Cultural Confrontation
The debate about Torah u-Madda and pop culture continues. Noah Marlowe argues that Chaim Potok's literature offers a useful conceptual framework for, and embodiment of, a profound confrontation between Judaism and elite elements of general culture.
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