Why Are There Empty Chairs in the Beit Midrash?: Updating the Communal Agenda
Tova Warburg Sinensky
“We are commanded to love God, exalted be He, to meditate upon and closely examine His mitzvot, His commandments, and His works,...
A Tribute to Yaakov Elman
Mahnaz Moazami's reflection commemorating the passing of Yaakov Elman, ob"m.
Rethinking Disability: Let’s Do Better
Nathaniel (Nati) Faber
In January 2023, famed YouTuber, Mr. Beast received lots of backlash on a video he made where he ”cured” blindness for 1,000...
“Endless Light” and Boundless Soul
A review of Yehoshua November’s The Concealment of Endless Light.
Racism Redux
Chaim Trachtman offers some concluding thoughts on Judaism and racisim, and responds to Elli Fischer.
Climate Change and Prayers for Rain and Dew
By examining the prayers for rain and dew through the lens of meteorology and Rabbi Soloveitchik’s Lonely Man of Faith, Chaim Trachtman presents a unique religious model for thinking about climate change.
Kivnei Maron
As we approach a new calendar year, Ben Corvo's poem meditates retrospectively on this past Rosh Ha-Shanah and the darkness of everyday life.
Periphery and Center: reading Natalie Zemon Davis at Stern College for Women
Natalie Zemon Davis, a Jewish historian known for shining a light on the lives of marginalized people in the early modern period, passed away in October. Ronnie Perelis commemorates Dr. Zemon Davis by reflecting on the experience of teaching her revolutionary work to his students at Stern College for Women.
Wanted: Precision, Nuance, and Avodat Hashem
Jeffrey Woolf contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Flood
As the year turns from Elul to Tishrei, enjoy Ben Corvo's collection of poems relevant to the High Holiday themes and liturgy.
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