Autonomy Comes Apart, the Mesorah Cannot Hold:Rav Soloveitchik’s Afterlife in the 21st Century
Levi Morrow reviews four new books that examine and apply the thought of R. Joseph B. Solovetichik of blessed memory.
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Two Decades of Learning with Professor Halivni
Elana Stein Hain
Editor’s Note: We are running a number of pieces for the sheloshim of Professor David Weiss Halivni z"l. For Elli Fischer’s introduction...
Rabbi Ozer Glickman: Reflections of a Talmid
Ariel Rackovsky reflects on the unique perspective and variegated legacy of Rabbi Ozer Glickman.
From London To Manhattan – Remembering Rabbi Sacks
What changed when Rabbi Sacks retired from the Chief Rabbinate and came to America? In advance of Rabbi Sacks’ sheloshim, British native Joe Wolfson, JLIC rabbi at NYU, recalls a more relaxed and accessible Rabbi Sacks in his post-Chief Rabbinate years.
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!
Leviticus, Leonard Cohen, and the Paradox of Rest
Sarah Rindner asks what the Book of Leviticus, Leonard Cohen and the Liberty Bell all have in common.
The Maculate Conception: Introducing a Symposium on Rabbi Prof. David Weiss Halivni
Elli Fischer
Just over a month ago, the Jewish world lost Rabbi Professor David Weiss Halivni, one of its greatest and most creative Talmudic minds...
“They should seek Torah from his mouth; for he is an angel of the...
In commemoration of the shloshim of Rabbi Simcha Krauss z"l, Dan Margulies offers a moving reflection of his teacher.
Remembering Rabbi Simcha Krauss z”l
Seth Winberg reflects on the life and accomplishments of a unique Talmid Hakham.
Aggadic Men: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’s References to Rabbi Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel
In honor of the yahrtzeits of Rabbis Jonathan Sacks and Abraham Joshua Heschel, we present Steven Gotlib's study of Rabbi Sacks's complicated engagement with the scholarship and religious worldview of Rabbi Heschel.
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