A Principled Pesak and a Window into Pesak
Shmuel Winiarz contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Alexander Hamilton: The “Jewish” Founding Father
What was Alexander Hamilton's relationship to Judaism? In his review of a new book about Hamilton's Jewish world, Lehrhaus editor Yisroel Ben-Porat explores the arguments to be made for a "Jewish" founding father.
Life, Children, and Sustenance: Personal Reflections on the Legacy of a Torah Scholar
Richard Hidary's reflection commemorating the passing of Yaakov Elman, ob"m.
To Be, or Not to Be, a Holy People
Steven Gotlib reviews Eugene Korn’s To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values, a book which asks hard questions about whether Halakhah can integrate with the demands of contemporary ethics.
Postmodern Orthodoxy: Giving Voice to a New Generation
Gil Perl draws from Rav Shagar to argue that "Postmodern Orthodoxy turns its gaze inward toward the conflicts raging within the individual as he or she seeks out meaning and strives for relevance.
Rabbinic Moral Psychology
Chaim Trachtman explores the relationship between moral instincts and rational thinking in Rabbinic Psychology.
“Our Eyes”: The Kenites and the Druze
Tamar Weissman shows how the Druze minority in Israel remarkably resemble the biblical Kenites.
JLIC: The OU Program That Introduced a New Vision of Orthodox Women’s Leadership
Todd Berman contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Women and Paternalism
Judah Goldberg responds to Chaim Saiman, continuing the discussion on women's higher Torah learning.
The 10th Yahr: On Loving and Losing and Finding a Jewish Husband
Beverly Siegel reflects on memory and love in Jewish life and tradition.
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