Bernard Malamud’s “The German Refugee”: A Parable for Tishah Be-Av
Eileen Watts explores how Bernard Malamud's "The German Refugee" amplifies the themes of Tisha B'Av.
The Source of Faith is Faith Alone
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld explores the meaning of faith in this review of Rabbi Chaim Jachter's Reason to Believe
Divinity Redefined- Review of Christine Hayes, What’s Divine About Divine Law?: Early Perspectives
Rabbi Daniel Reifman reviews Christine Hayes' Whats Divine about Divine Law?
Nine Measures
Tehila Wenger offers a short story on loss, eternity, and olive trees .
Korach
A poem on parshat Korach by Zohar Atkins
“Doctor, I Need My Rabbi”: How can Halakhah be Practical in Medical Ethics?
Zackary Sholem Berger Reviews Rabbi Jason Weiner's Jewish Guide to Practical Medical Decision Making.
Goodbye, Philip: A Hesped
Dr. Ari Hoffman eulogizes Philip Roth.
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.
No Rest for the Weary? Ambiguity in Yehudah Halevi’s “Yom Shabbaton”
Yaakov Jaffe analyzes the multiple meanings of a medieval Jewish poem and popular Shabbat table song.
The Tension that is Tanakh
Yaakov Beasley looks at Hayyim Angel's scholarship and evaluates it as an exemplar of Modern Orthodox Bible study.