Vashti: Feminist or Foe?
Tzvi Sinensky contends that the rabbinic and feminist readings of Vashti are not diametrically opposed.
Hasidim and Academics Debate a Rebbe’s Faith during the Holocaust (on Facebook, of all...
Henry Abramson debates Shaul Magid on the faith of the Aish Kodesh.
Jewish Justice and #MeToo
Joshua Yuter considers rabbinic conceptions of justice in the age of #metoo.
If Your Wife Is Short, Bend Down and Hear Her Whisper: Rereading Tanur shel...
Miriam Gedwiser
Sometimes, returning to a familiar text uncovers something new. In this essay, I hope to reexamine the story of the Oven of Akhnai...
Will we support the day school of tomorrow?
Hillel David Rapp proposes reinventing Day School philanthropy.
Fed By the Waters of Controversy: R. Nahman of Bratslav on the Dynamics of...
Yehuda Fogel comments on the nature of controversy and dispute through the eyes of R. Nahman of Bratslav
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups: Implementing Rav Moshe Feinstein’s Inclusion Imperative
Zevi Fischer offers suggestions on how to implement Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's inclusion imperative.
Vaccines, Hysteria, and Rabbinic Responsibility: A Plea from the Trenches
Jeremy Brown comments on the history and necessity of vaccination in the Jewish community.
Wearing a Smartwatch on Shabbat
Ike Sultan
A. The Question
One of the new gadgets that has become popular over the last few years is the smartwatch; a popular brand at...
A Controversial Halakhic Case Against the State of Israel
Shmuel Silberman reviews Yirmiyahu Cohen's anti-Zionist book "I will Await Him."
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