Rabbi Warns Jews on Education: Advises Blend of Secular Study
In December 1932, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik had just arrived in Boston and outlined his vision for Orthodox Jewish education in the United States.
Yaakov Elman and the History of Halakha
Shlomo Zuckier's reflection commemorating the passing of Yaakov Elman, ob"m.
Rabbi Steinsaltz: My Mentor, Teacher, and Guide
Shmuel Greene describes the lessons he learned from his Rebbe, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz ztz"l
Abraham’s “Diminished” Weeping: An Orthographic Note Inspired by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Zt”l
There’s a miniature kaf at the beginning of the parashah. As Gabriel Slamovits explains, what the diminished letter says about how Abraham mourned for Sarah fits well with a prominent teaching of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, zt”l.
Halakhic Poet? Translating the Rav for a Generation that ‘Knew not Joseph’
Aryeh Klapper with some new translation-stylings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's Halakhic Man.
On the Educational Mission of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Seth Farber explores the Rav's 1932 in local Boston historical context.
Personal Autonomy in the Thought of R. Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch
Can individual autonomy be reconciled with the practice of Halakhah? It can and must, insisted Rav Nachum Rabinovich zz"l. In honor of Rav Rabinovich's sheloshim this past Thursday, David Silverstein explains.
Rabbi Ozer Glickman: Reflections of a Talmid
Ariel Rackovsky reflects on the unique perspective and variegated legacy of Rabbi Ozer Glickman.
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