Commentary

Zev Eleff on a uniquely American Jewish "righteous commodity" Gedolim Cards

Rafi Eis responds to Meir Soloveichik on the role of Jews and Judaism in today's political climate.

Forty years ago, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik changed women's Torah education forever. Rabbi Saul Berman tells us how that happened.

Jeremy Brown discusses some remarkable Talmudic and historical precedents for social distancing during pandemics.

Miriam Gedwiser Sometimes, returning to a familiar text uncovers something new. In this essay, I hope to reexamine the story of the Oven of Akhnai...

Recent years have seen dramatic changes in the packaging of Taharat ha-Mishpahah education on Instagram, from video reels to influencers to new, diverse online communities. Lindsey Bodner offers an astute, well-researched review of this new paradigm shift in Taharat ha-Mishpahah education today.

Tamar Snyder Chaitovsky calls on synagogues to create an infrastructure for women's learning and spirituality.

Marc Eichenbaum explores the idea of guilt and shame cultures in the thought of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"tl, which provides a novel interpretation of Torah and a powerful lesson for contemporary society.

Shlomo Abramovich explores the relationship and tensions between KBY and its founding rosh yeshiva.

Chaim Saiman responds to Rabbi Judah Goldberg on why women's advanced Talmud classes haven't advanced.