Holidays

Avi Killip explores the narrative of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai through a work of poetry.

  Josh Cahan   Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 12:11R. Lazar said: Like a king who wished to marry a well-born noblewoman, and said, “I will not wed her...

One of the central concerns of the work of Rav Shagar is translation, in both its literal and figurative versions. Michael Blank explores Rav Shagar's use and conception of translation by examining the way he puts the writings of Rebbe Nachman, Jacque Lacan, and Emmanuel Levinas in conversation.

Media culture scholar, Matt Sienkiewicz, reflects on the Maccabeats phenomenon and the group's first viral smash.

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

In this winning essay of the Ateret Zvi Prize, Dr. Ethan Schwartz analyzes the Yamim Nora'im experience and interpretations of what happened to Korah's children.

As we approach Pesach, Bruce Black's latest poem vividly retells the splitting of the sea.

Michael Kurin discusses the connections between the Akeidah and the Rosh Hashanah services.

As Yom Kippur approaches, Bruce Black's poem touches on the simple power of a humble and earnest request for forgiveness.

In this essay, Fernando de Beer considers ideas of morality and ethics underlying the Unetaneh Tokef prayer.