Reclaiming the Akeidah from Kierkegaard
David Fried offers a novel reading of the Akeidah.
The Pauper’s Bread
"Ha lahma anya" is one of the first paragraphs recited at the Seder - and its strange features have been baffling commentators for centuries. Elli Fischer adds his reflections to the mix.
Two Paradigms of Teshuvah?
Yehoshua Pfeffer on self-abnegating vs. life-affirming teshuva.
Rabbi Lamm, Sukkot, and the Spiritual Perils of Materialism
Can we solve the growing problem of materialism in the Orthodox community? Tzvi Sinensky explains how Rabbi Norman Lamm’s Sukkot sermons shine some light on the matter
Magid, Moshe, Story-Telling, and Story-Living
For Jennifer Raskas, the seder narrative reflects on the past and informs the future.
Jonah and the Varieties of Religious Motivation
David Bashevkin articulates a religious educator’s perspective on why people become religious
What is Teshuvah? Contrasting the Rav and Rav Lichtenstein
Meir Ekstein contransts Rav Soloveitchik’s and Rav Lichtenstein’s respective approaches to Teshuva.
“In Every Generation They Rise Up Against Us to Destroy Us”: How We Keep...
Malka Simkovich on the Hasmonean victories and the truth behind the Hanukkah miracle.
Hollow Land
Zohar Atkins shares a few poetic excerpts in honor of Tishah be-Av
The Inverted Halakhah of Simhat Torah
Chaim Saiman comments on the nature of Simhat Torah.
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