Commentary

Yael Unterman reviews a new book exploring the limits religious authenticity and Judaism.

Sharon Galper-Grossman and Shamai Grossman discuss the obligation for minors to get vaccinated.

Drawing upon his expertise in Anglo-Jewish history, Benjamin Elton traces the intellectual journey and career of the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks zt"l. As a brilliant young scholar, Rabbi Sacks rose to prominence through the British Chief Rabbinate, but he transcended that role to become a global phenomenon.

In his first and last foray in this field, Zev Eleff tries his hand at some Modern Orthodox counter-history.  

The Agnon scholar, Jeffrey Saks, sees some Agnonian work in modern Israeli literature.

Theodicy, faith, and the meaning of life. Who got it right - Kohelet or our Yamim Noraim liturgy? Elana Stein Hain explores!

Authors mis-citing citations on authors citing authors. What gives? Yiddish.

How did the Talmud look at plagues? Miriam Reisler offers a close reading of a key halakhic and narrative section of Bava Kama.

Sam Glauber examines Abraham's place in his society.

Today's letters to the editor rethink the utility of Torah u-Madda in today's world. Noam Stadlan reminds us that all knowledge is God's creation and thus inherently valuable, while Larry Grossman (author of “The Rise and Fall of Torah U’Madda“) argues that Torah u-Madda fails to address the various issues that now confront Modern Orthodoxy.