Commentary

Ben Frogel reviews a new volume that introduces thirty-five different Jewish approaches to virtue ethics and attempts to link them into one continuous tradition.

Moshe Kurtz explores the different meanings of silence in Halakhah in light of recent political events

In this letter to the editor, David E.S. Stein, the project manager and revising translator of the JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition, responds to the review by Martin Lockshin.

Sarah Rindner considers Moana's Disney revolution and its Jewish parallels.

Elli Fischer reads one of Rashi's most famous comments against the grain.

Devora Steinmetz Thank you to Rabbi Saul Berman for his essay about the deliberations and planning that led to Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s opening shiur at Stern...

Ari Lamm writes in tribute to the late Louis Feldman, examining his scholarship in light of personal experience.

Warren Zev Harvey reflects on the pain and fear of Israel’s current moment, finding unexpected hope in R. Joseph Kaspi’s anti-deterministic theory of history. The essay was originally published in Hebrew and translated by the author.

Yom Kippur marks the end of an 11 week period when thematic haftarot about the destruction of the Temple, consolation following its loss, and repentance replace haftarot connected to the weekly Torah reading. What can this grouping teach us about the nature of forgiveness and reconciliation? Hannah Abrams explains.

Shayna Goldberg contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.