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.
Countering Counter-History: Re-Considering Rav Aharon’s Road Not Taken
Tovah Lichtenstein responds to and critiques Zev Eleff's counter-history, "What if Rav Aharon Had Stayed?"
Incensed by Coronavirus: Prayer and Ketoret in Times of Epidemic
Dr. Eddie Reichman, an ER doctor on the front lines of fighting Coronavirus, and an expert in the history of halakhah and medicine, shares a unique perspective on history of combatting plagues in the Jewish tradition.
Rabbi Warns Jews on Education: Advises Blend of Secular Study
In December 1932, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik had just arrived in Boston and outlined his vision for Orthodox Jewish education in the United States.
Rebbe Without Walls: The Slonimer Sensation
Tzvi Sinensky on The Slonimer's contemporary popularity
Cantillation: Some Observations – Part 1
William Gewirtz explores the value of cantillation.
Women, Talmud Study, and Avodat Hashem
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, ztz"l, on the need for women's Talmud study, presented at the dedication of Ma'ayanot High School.
What Time Should the Early Minyan Begin on Monday? Recognizing mi-sheyakir: Science, Technology,...
Yaakov Jaffe explores a common synagogue practice, and why it doesn't seem so halakhic. minyan,
The Hazon Ish Wasn’t Writing About Using Computers
Dan Margulies explains the Hazon Ish's discussion about the problem of using electricity on Shabbat, with implications for Zoom Sedarim.
Get Rid of the Manels – and Panels Too
How should we address the manel issue? Erica Brown contends that we should simply disband panels altogether.
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