A Letter to Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

A poem addressed to survivors in the Chareidi community about the existential confusion endured by child sexual abuse.

Little Boy

This posthumously published story by Holocaust survivor and longtime YU professor Leo Taubes demonstrates the rarity and power of human connection amidst the destruction of war.

TIMELY INTERVENTION

In this short story, Rachel Newton tells a story of intergenerational guilt and the lengths one will go to for the sake of atonement.

The Meeting

A new poem and introductory essay by Ben Corvo, in memory of his father.

The Making of “Lights”

Shmuel Klitsner's insider perspectives on making a Hanukkah classic.

Ezrat Nashim: Notes on Halakhic Womanhood

Naima Hirsch Gelman provides three powerful poems exploring important themes in halakhic womanhood.

Yom Teruah

In this poem, Avi Schild reflects on the source of the blasting cry we hear on Rosh Hashanah.

The State of the Conversation

Zev Eleff and Ari Lamm cap off the Lehrhaus Symposium on the OU statement.

Sin-a-gogue: A Must-Read for the Yamim Noraim

Jennie Rosenfeld reviews David Bashevkin's "Sin-a-gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought."

Learning To Let Go

A new poem by Janet Kirchheimer, on losing a father.