Holidays

Shira Hecht-Koller and Aaron Koller explore the worship of the Kohen Gadol through the voice of Ishay Ribo.

Dan Margulies offers a rundown of the sukkah zip-tie construction, the next great halakhic frontier

Ezra Sivan challenges our understanding of the fifth commandment and all of Sefer Devarim.

Chaim Saiman comments on the nature of Simhat Torah.

Tzvi Sinensky explores the Biblical origins of Tu be-Av.

David Fried offers a novel reading of the Akeidah.

Ezra Sivan explores the idea of confession, through the eyes of King David

Infertility figures as a tragic theme not only on Rosh Hashanah but also in biblical narrative and modern life. This morning, Yael Leibowitz writes lyrically on The Birthplace of Infertility.

Last year, Nathan B. Oman, a Latter-day Saint and law professor, bought hametz from the members of Chaim Saiman’s synagogue before Passover. This is his story—a profound meditation on the nature of religious law and legal fiction — with an introduction by Chaim Saiman.

The Talmudic story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza is often used to highlight the destructive consequences of baseless hatred. In an intriguing reading, David Hellman suggests that the hatred that motivated the tale’s participants is more complex than meets the eye.