Commentary

Yosef Lindell reviews Avigail Rock's recent book about the classical Biblical commentators.

In the summer of 2024, IDF police raided the Sde Teiman base as part of an investigation into reports of serious abuse of alleged terrorist detainees. The many turns of the resulting controversy divided Israeli society during wartime and brought global attention to Israel's military prisons. Ari Zivitofsky reflects on these events and argues that senior officials in the Israeli government and media failed to heed the dictates of the Jewish ethical tradition.

Jack Bieler argues that the most important element of advancing women's Torah study is the ability to choose.

Udi Dvorkin offers a plea to take Rav Shagar at his full value, which means reading him in the original Hebrew.

In this essay, Matt Brandstein reflects on his place in the Jewish community as a single man.

William Plevan argues that by introducing the concepts of myth and second naiveté to Jewish theology, Neil Gillman captured the spirit of the burgeoning postmodern moment.

Lehrhaus editor Yehuda Fogel asks: What does R. Nosson Bratslaver's understanding of controversy have to do with Hegel?

Laura Shaw Frank contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.

Shlomo Zuckier explores competing theological trends underlying rabbinic guidance at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic.

A Look at Prof. Louis H. Feldman through the pages of the Yeshiva College student newspaper.