When Elijah’s Mantle Fell: The Judaism of Leonard Cohen
The Yom Kippur War was a defining moment in the life of poet Leonard Cohen, a moment when his entire spiritual destiny hung in the balance. Bezalel Naor on Cohen's priestly imagination.
The Challenge and Joy of Living With Tension
Shayna Goldberg contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Summer Chaplaincy as Modern Priesthood; a Theological Reflection
Eliyahu Freedman compares hospital chaplains to the Kohanim.
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...
Listen to Her Voice: The Eternal Message of an Infertile Prophetess
As the annual infertility awareness Shabbat approaches, Shoshanah Haberman reflects on the biblical stories of our infertile foremothers, connecting them to her own experiences and to the lives of women today.
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.
Yom Yerushalayim: On Not Yet, Always Already, and the [Im]possibility of Crossing Over
Aton Holzer reflects on Jerusalem and Zionism.
Halakhic Poet? Translating the Rav for a Generation that ‘Knew not Joseph’
Aryeh Klapper with some new translation-stylings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's Halakhic Man.
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.
From Burning Candles to ‘Burning’ People
In honor of Hanukkah, Admiel Kosman considers literary and aggadic traditions that depict holy people as burning flames or sources of light. He proposes that these traditions be read in light of Martin Buber’s insight regarding the dialogical personality.
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