Commentary

Zev Eleff explains what Zionism has to do with Sukkot, at least in America.

Todd Berman contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.

Jeffrey Saks concludes The Lehrhaus series, mapping out the intellectual biography of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik

William Kolbrener offers insight into the intellectual underpinnings of the Rav's 1932 interview recently re-published by The Lehrhaus.

Gidon Rothstein mines parashat Yitro for insight into best practices in synagogue governance.

The biblical figure of Esther is often interpreted by traditional and modern commentators as a heroine of active leadership. Naama Sadan offers a novel perspective, according to which Esther confronts national crisis in female-coded ways, triumphing and saving her people through internally-focused activism.

Tzvi Sinensky argues for importance of adult education, and asks what role day schools and other communal institutions might play in promoting it.

Lehrhaus is proud to present Rabbi Henry Schneeberger's 1911 sermon in honor of Thanksgiving.

Michael (Avi) Helfand on a recent court case with implications for American Jews as members of both a religious and a minority community.

Eliav Grossman contextualizes the femininity emerging from some of Proverbs' best known passages