Successfully Unsuccessful: The Paradox of Modern Orthodoxy
Jonah Rocheeld reflects on the state of Modern Orthodoxy and the ways Modern Orthodoxy has removed emotionality from religious practice in pursuit of rationality.
Belonging
Jonah Rocheeld reflects on his experiences of worrying he did not belong in Torah learning, and the experience that showed him he belonged.
Holocaust Humor, Ethics, and Theological Protest
Peninah Taragin Gershman
I once made a Holocaust joke. It was not intentional, and it was not planned, but I said it, and it landed...
Two Amish Women Walked into a Casino (Because I Drove Them There)
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar tells the story of a funny-yet-poignant experience from when she lived in an Amish community and sought to bring some of her friends to see the ocean.
A Story Well Lived
In this essay, Thomas P. Balázs considers Edgar Allan Poe as a springboard to consider what makes a life meaningful
The Myth of Having It All: Torah, Therapy, and the Truth About Modern Womanhood
Ariel Goldstein expands on the hardship of being a Jewish woman and attempting to live up to impossible standards.
A Different Kind of Ga’on, A Different Kind of Sod
Avi Schwartz reflects on the life and teachings of Rabbi Dr. Neil Danzig, Z"L.
My Zeidy Gluck
Nechama Sternberg contemplates her relationship to her grandfather, and remarks on the person he was in life.
Yom Yerushalayim: On Not Yet, Always Already, and the [Im]possibility of Crossing Over
Aton Holzer reflects on Jerusalem and Zionism.
I See Angels
Eric Suben considers various Jewish and non-Jewish representations of angels and their significance in his life.
Site Operations and Technology by The Berman Consulting Group.