Hamilton and the Orthodox Underdog
Alex Fleksher explores the intersection between Hamilton and the ba'al teshuvah experience.
The Will is Man’s Only Property: A Reading of a Short Passage from Mr....
Who was Monsieur Shoshani, the mysterious and brilliant teacher of some of the greatest 20th century Jewish thinkers? A new look into recently published notebooks of this important figure may help solve the puzzle. David Lang, Yoel Finkelman, and Admiel Kosman offer a commentary and analysis of one such enigmatic passage.
A New Coffee-Table Humash is a Gateway to Academic Biblical Scholarship
As we begin to read Sefer Shemot, Yosef Lindell explores Koren Publishers' new series, The Tanakh of the Land of Israel, the first volume to use Rabbi Sacks’ Humash translation.
American Orthodox Jews Can and Should Care About Whether Liberal Judaism Thrives
Roberta Kwall weighs in on the state of non-Orthodox Judaism and how it affects Orthodoxy.
Is Reciting Tehillim and Avinu Malkeinu after October 7th Enough?
As we near 150 days since the murderous attack by Hamas, Chaim Trachtman wonders whether continuing to recite Tehillim and Avinu Malkeinu is the best way to keep Israel front-and-center in our prayers.
Modern Orthodoxy is a Swing State
As this election season draws to a close at last, Zev Eleff crunches the numbers on the Modern Orthodox vote—a demographic whose politics are not so easy to pin down.
Between Berlin 1936 and Beijing 2022
Chesky Kopel explores the similarities between the 2022 Beijing Olympics and the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Our Current Political Station: Might This Be Modern Orthodoxy’s Moment?
Chaim Saiman suggests that, in the midst of a political transition, we may be on the brink of a "Modern Orthodox Moment."
The Nature of Halakhic Civil Law
Chaim Saiman analyzes how the Torah's two introductions to the revelation at Sinai correspond to two perspectives on the nature of halakhic civil law.
In God’s Country: The “Zionism” of Rashi’s First Comment
Elli Fischer reads one of Rashi's most famous comments against the grain.
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