Rudolph Kastner and How History Becomes Midrash
Chesky Kopel looks at the various tellings and retellings of the controversial deal that Rudolph Kastner made with Nazi leadership in Budapest and argues that they represent a modern-day Midrashic presentation of the history.
Rupture and Revelation
Ayelet Wenger weaves together the personal, historical and exegetical in advance of reading Sefer Shemot.
OU—Enforce and Educate!
Shaul Robinson contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Truth in Fiction: Pursuing Torah in Secular Spaces
Margueya Poupko explains how lessons from literature can bring us closer to Torah truths.
Rav Yehuda Amital and the Secret of Jewish Continuity
In commemoration of Rav Amital's seventh Yahrtzeit, Shlomo Zuckier shares Rav Amital's teachings on Jewish continuity, in Derasha form.
Of Sages, Prophets, and Politics from the Pulpit
Jason Herman examines whether or not rabbis should talk politics in shul.
Yeshiva University President Rabbi Ari Berman’s Opening Shiur
YU President Ari Berman's opening address, comparing YU to a Sukkah! Shlomo Zuckier captures this historic moment in his notes.
Torah u-Madda’s Moment
Stu Halpern weighs in on the eternal wisdom Torah u-Madda offers the world during the fraught times in which we live.
Lay-Rabbinic Relations: The Present Moment and the Path Ahead
Tzvi Sinensky contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Taking Responsibility For Halakhic Guidance: A Response to Ezra Schwartz
In this response to last week’s article by Ezra Schwartz, Nathaniel Helfgot wonders whether the new pandemic-fueled trend toward centralized halakhic decision-making overburdens the most learned rabbis and takes too much autonomy from the others.
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