The Messages We Are Sending
Tamar Snyder Chaitovsky calls on synagogues to create an infrastructure for women's learning and spirituality.
A Spirited Quest
Giti Bendheim reflects on her journey within the world of Orthodox women's learning and philanthropy.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Surveying the Orthodox Community—And Why the Recent Research...
In response to Matt William's critique, Nishma's Mark Trencher defends his method and points to the challenges of surveying Modern Orthodox Jews.
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.
A Game by Any Other Name
Todd Berman warns of antisemitism in strange places.
Unhappy Families: Elhanan Nir’s Rak Shnenu
The Agnon scholar, Jeffrey Saks, sees some Agnonian work in modern Israeli literature.
Do We Really Know What We Think We Know? The Current State of Social...
Matthew Williams breaks down the trustworthiness of two recent much-discussed surveys of American Orthodox Jews.
Demystifying Day School Tuition
James Wolfe outlines the vision for a new website meant to democratize day school information.
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and Academic Talmud Study
Rami Reiner breaks new ground, analyzing Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein's view of academic Jewish studies.
The Brachos Bee and Becoming American Orthodox Jews
The Brachos Bee, Zev Eleff argues, shows how Orthodox Jews Americanize and form their own particular religious subculture.