In Search of Modern Orthodoxy
In introducing his embrace of Rav Shagar, Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl details his personal journey of being initially excited, then disappointed with the writings of our...
Rav Kook’s Space Odyssey
Bezalel Naor offers a stirring, other-worldly rendition of Rav Kook's poem "The Conversation of the Angels"
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.
Letters to the Editor: Responses to Zach Truboff on Religious Zionism and Yosef Lindell...
Yitzchak Blau and Michael Broyde respond to recent articles that have driven conversation.
Unhappy Families: Elhanan Nir’s Rak Shnenu
The Agnon scholar, Jeffrey Saks, sees some Agnonian work in modern Israeli literature.
Shas’ Rav Ovadia: Omnipresent “Abba” Looks Down From Above
Meshulam Gotlieb responds to Shaul Seidler-Feller with his own interpretation of Shas' 2019 political campaign.
The Poetry of the Land
With masterful translation, Tzvi Novick offers a glimpse of Israeli culture to our English readers.
A Temple in Our Days: A Long-Overdue Conversation
Our traditional longing for the rebuilding of the Beit Ha-Mikdash elides uncomfortable questions about the dramatic differences between sacrificial worship and our current models of serving God. Meir Kraus argues that the time has come to engage in this difficult conversation, especially in light of the growing religious-political movement to restore Jewish presence on the Temple Mount. Kraus also proposes an “alternative vision” for a future Temple era.
Reclaiming Lag ba-Omer
Rav Ronen Neuwirth suggests that the strictures of social distancing enable us to reduce this year's Lag BaOmer bonfires - which he sees as a very good thing.
Letters to the Editor: Raphael Jospe and Zach Truboff
Raphael Jospe and Zach Truboff write regarding recent articles that have driven conversation.
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