Holidays

Yiscah Smith explores the conceptions of teshuvah presented in the writings of the Piaseczner Rebbe and the Ba’al Ha-Tanya, identifying in them a novel approach to personal growth that speaks to contemporary Jews.

Leah Sarna argues that this is the Passover to tell the stories of enslaved Jewish women: of the victims of October 7, who were and likely still are subjected to sexual violence, and of the heroic women in the era of the Exodus, who fought to ensure the perpetuation of the Jewish people.

How can we respond to a Seder during which it is prohibited to host guests? Yitzchak Etshalom and David Block each offer unique tefillot to be recited at our Seder table this year.

The Hasidic work, Aish Kodesh, under the scholarly microscope, by Henry Abramson.

Akiva Mattenson writes on the relationship between God and Judgement.

Mitchell First reviews Yehuda Landy's Purim and the Persian Empire.

James Diamond takes a fresh approach to Maimonides's Passover theology and "Elijah's Cup."

Tzvi Sinensky on the lost Menorah, the Vatican theory, and the ideology of the search and mythology.

Shimshon Nadel examines the question of whether we should continue to fast on Tishah Be-Av in light of the existence of the Modern State of Israel.

Tzvi Sinensky suggests that we can best understand the Haggadah against the backdrop of Sefer Devarim.