An Alternate View on Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Academic Talmud Study
Lawrence Kaplan
In his recent Lehrhaus essay “Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and Academic Talmud Study,” Professor Avraham (Rami) Reiner proves himself to be a genuine disciple...
Challenges of the American Rabbinate from the First Rabbi in the Americas: In Honor...
Oran Zweiter
Rabbi Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, the first ordained rabbi to travel to the Americas, arrived in Recife, Brazil in 1642. The writings of...
Revisiting Mendelssohn’s Living Script
Tzvi Sinensky responds to Lawrence Kaplan and continues the discussion on Mendelssohn and Jewish law.
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and Academic Talmud Study
Rami Reiner breaks new ground, analyzing Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein's view of academic Jewish studies.
Dr. Norman Lamm’s Trailblazing Talmudic Methodology
Tzvi Sinensky makes a case to consider Rabbi Norman Lamm as pathbreaking Talmud innovator.
Rabbi Norman Lamm and His Crusade for the Jewish Home
Zev Eleff explores how the Jewish family anchored Rabbi Norman Lamm's sermons and thought during the destabilizing 1960s.
Creation in a Chaotic Decade: Rabbi Lamm in the 60s
Lawrence Kobrin recalls Rabbi Norman Lamm's 1960s emergence as a pivotal Orthodox rabbi in Manhattan and Jewish intellectual.
The “Between-the-Lines” Faith of Rabbi Hershel Schachter
Zev Eleff takes us through the theology of one of American Orthodoxy much-discussed but less-analyzed rabbinic leaders, at least from this point of view.
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein’s Novel Position on Women’s Talmud Study
The novelty of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein's teachings on women's Talmud
study... explained, by Shlomo Zuckier!
How Can the Modern Orthodox Community Fulfill the Rav’s Vision for Women’s Talmud Study?
Rivka Kahan weighs in on the impact of the Rav's 1977 Stern College Talmud
lecture and how the Modern Orthodox community can move forward.
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