Halakhah: Navigating Between Unity and Plurality
Aaron Segal reviews Staying Human by Harris Bor.
Catastrophic Miracles and Miraculous Catastrophes: The Torah of Pregnancy in Tazria and Toldot
In her winning Ateret Zvi essay, Leah Sarna explores two simultaneously true stories about pregnancy: it is at once a beautiful, incredible miracle, and also a demanding journey, both physically and mentally, that often feels more like a catastrophe. Studying the Torah's accounts of pregnancy in Tazria and Rivkah's life, Sarna offers a moving analysis of what it means to hear, tell, and live these stories.
Drawing The right Conclusions: A Defense of a Recent Orthodox Survey
Zvi Grumet responds to Matt Williams, defending his data and the social media tools used to obtain it.
The Pandemic Theology Dilemma: Preserve Normalcy or Embrace Crisis?
Shlomo Zuckier explores competing theological trends underlying rabbinic guidance at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic.
On the Other Hand: An Opposing View on Politics from the Pulpit
Eliezer Finkelman offers his thoughts on politicizing from the pulpit.
My Rebbe
Chaim Davis shares reflections based on his family’s (and his) close relationship with Rabbi Steinsaltz.
In Search of Modern Orthodoxy
In introducing his embrace of Rav Shagar, Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl details his personal journey of being initially excited, then disappointed with the writings of our...
Politics from the Pulpit: An Epistemological Reflection
Politics from the Pulpit Redux: Don Seeman builds on Jason Herman.
A Call for Order: Maimonides and the Mishnah
Yaakov Taubes explores the background to Maimonides’s explanation for how the Mishnah is ordered.
Review of After Adam
Laurance Wieder's After Adam was named the Book of the Year in 2019 by First Thing's John Wilson, but has been largely overlooked in the Jewish community. The Jewish Review of Book's Michal Leibowitz seeks to remedy this in her review of Wieder's lyrical retelling of the Bible.
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