Culture

Marina Zilbergerts presents the philosophical questions posed by Chaim Grade's “My Quarrel with Hersh Rasseyner,” and compares his arguments to those of other major thinkers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche.

Sarah Rindner with a review of the Met's latest exhibit, "Jerusalem."

Jeffrey Kobrin comments on the work and influence of Herman Wouk.

Chaim Davis shares reflections based on his family’s (and his) close relationship with Rabbi Steinsaltz.

Eli Rubin reviews Alan Rosen's The Holocaust’s Jewish Calendars: Keeping Time Sacred, Making Time Holy.

Shlomo Zuckier takes a closer look at the cultural and theological underpinnings of this hit new Orthodox music video.

Yisroel Ben-Porat offers historical, hashkafic, and personal reflections on what’s often called the “Judeo-Christian” tradition and whether a Torah u-Madda outlook can embrace the study of Christianity.

Malka Simkovich with a careful reading of the work of the late Leonard Cohen.

Two new poems by Temima Weissmann address national calamities, both past and present.

Bezalel Naor translates and contextualizes a poem by Pinchas Peli about the home of Rav Kook.