Blacklists and Bureaucrats, Resistance and The Rabbinate
Fix the Israeli Rabbinate, says Elli Fischer, but first identify the problem.
The Shofar as a Mekonenet, a Singer of Laments
Rebecca Cypess
As the only musical instrument used in modern Jewish liturgy, the shofar possesses a humble form. Halakhah forbids the modification of the shofar’s...
Letters to the Editor: A Response to David Polsky’s “Reading Tragedy in Gittin and...
R.A. Alpert argues that the differences between Hamas and the Zealots outweigh the similarities.
The Torah’s Song
What is the meaning of a biblical song? Writing for Parshat Ha'azinu and in memory of her beloved cousin, Shira Shaindel Rodman (née Brilliant) z”l, Elana Stein Hain reviews Geula Twersky's theory of biblical poetry as portrayed in her 2022 book Torah Song.
Schools Need Leadership, Too: The OU and Day School Education
Sara Wolkenfeld contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Philanthropy is Great, It’s Where You Give That Matters
Hillel David Rap responds to Jordan Soffer and Jay Kelman.
“Turn it and Turn it, for all is in It:” Ilana Kurshan and the...
The most enjoyable feature of the book is the brilliant and creative integration of the daily Talmudic folio Kurshan studies with experiences of her life.
The OU Paper: Three Lenses
Elli Fischer contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
A Year in Review – 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, the Lehrhaus team is proud to feature some highlights from our contributions this past year. Yet again, we have published at least one hundred original pieces across a wide variety of genres.
Discourses on Destruction and Rebirth: The Rav on the Shoah, Zionism and the American...
Alan Jotkowitz reviews a newly-published volume of the Rav's writings on Zionism, and unpacks what they can mean for the Jewish State and Diaspora communities today.
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