Curriculum, Crisis, and Change: Towards a Talmud Curriculum Grounded in Educational Theory
David Stein with a fresh look at the methods and priorities of teaching Talmud in Modern Orthodox day schools.
Torat Hesed: My Rabbi, Rav Yehuda Kelemer
On the sheloshim of his beloved rabbi, Matt Lubin provides a poignant and heartfelt tribute to Rav Yehuda Kelemer z"tl, legendary leader of the Young Israel of West Hempstead.
Moses Mendelssohn and the Mimetic Society: Then and Now
Lawrence Kaplan makes a case for Mendelssohn's vision for our time.
Yom Yerushalayim: On Not Yet, Always Already, and the [Im]possibility of Crossing Over
Aton Holzer reflects on Jerusalem and Zionism.
Shared Leadership: A Response to Ezra Schwartz and Nathaniel Helfgot
In response to recent articles by Ezra Schwartz and Nathaniel Helfgot on the issue of centralization, Jeffrey Fox offers a vision of collaborative, personalized pesak in the post-Covid era.
Strength in This Time
Rachel Sharansky-Danziger limns the deep collective pain of October 7th on Israelis and forges a way forward amidst its intensity.
Professor Yaakov Elman: A Talmud Scholar of Singular Depth and Scope
Shana Strauch Schicks's reflection commemorating the passing of Yaakov Elman, ob"m.
Taking Responsibility For Halakhic Guidance: A Response to Ezra Schwartz
In this response to last week’s article by Ezra Schwartz, Nathaniel Helfgot wonders whether the new pandemic-fueled trend toward centralized halakhic decision-making overburdens the most learned rabbis and takes too much autonomy from the others.
Response to “Manels” in Modern Orthodoxy
Mali Brofsky argues that often, "Manels" are a product of women's conscious personal decisions. Agree or disagree?
A Tribute to Arthur Hyman z”l: Scholar, Teacher, and Exemplary Human Being
David Berger's eulogy for Revel's late Prof. Arthur Hyman, a leading scholar of Medieval Jewish philosophy.
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