Israeli Culture

Rav Shagar's postmodern insights on accepting the yoke of Heaven, for your pre-Shavuos reading pleasure!

Have you seen the latest teen magazine for religious Zionist women? Yoel Finkelman has, and he has some thoughts.

With the emerging Kneset leadership bringing together a broad range of political parties, consider Zach Truboff's review of Rav Shagar's writings (in honor of his upcoming yahrtzeit), which argue that Religious Zionist thought must transcend the old binary of Left and Right.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, published here are excerpts from letters of an American student studying in Israel in 1973. These letters, written during and immediately after the war, shed light on Yeshivat Har Etzion in its formative years and the lasting impact of the Yom Kippur War.

Author Risa Miller reviews Beth Kissileff's debut novel, Questioning Return.

Raphael Jospe and Zach Truboff write regarding recent articles that have driven conversation.

In this essay, Weinberg reflects on the symbolic significance of tefillin and its message for our Jewish future.

Yakov Nagen's Soul of the Mishna contains a wealth of readings that combine academic, literary, and spiritual perspectives on the Mishnah, writes Richard Hidary. Read the full review of the book, now accessible to an English-speaking audience, in our latest at the Lehrhaus.

Sarah Rindner reviews Shababniks and its portrait of haredi life.

Leslie Ginsparg Klein's reflections on Shimon Peres, Zionism, and the importance of nuance.