Rekindling the Holy Fire: Fighting over Faith in the Aish Kodesh
In his newest review, former Lehrhaus webmaster Steve Gotlib looks at Hasidim, Suffering and Renewal: The Prewar and Holocaust Legacy of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira and examines scholars’ differing views on whether the Aish Kodesh experienced a crisis of faith due to the Holocaust.
Torah u-Madda’s Moment
Stu Halpern weighs in on the eternal wisdom Torah u-Madda offers the world during the fraught times in which we live.
Ron Santo and the Jews
A historical document on the Jewish love for the Cubs all-time great third baseman.
The Development of Neo-Hasidism: Echoes and Repercussions Part III: Shlomo Carlebach and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Ariel Evan Mayse considers the neo-Hasidic approaches of Shlomo Carlebach and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.
Retiring My Modern Orthodox DeLorean
Zev Eleff offers a rejoinder and some reflections on "What if Rav Aharon Had Stayed?"
A Jewish Perspective on God’s Presence in Islam
Yakov Nagen examines attitudes towards Islam in Jewish thought.
The Source of Faith is Faith Alone
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld explores the meaning of faith in this review of Rabbi Chaim Jachter's Reason to Believe
Israel’s Light: A Response to Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Rafi Eis responds to Meir Soloveichik on the role of Jews and Judaism in today's political climate.
Bedecked in Splendor
In this essay, Weinberg reflects on the symbolic significance of tefillin and its message for our Jewish future.
How to Translate “Halakhic Man”: A Response and a Proposal
Lawrence Kaplan defends his translation of Halakhic Man and calls for more efforts to make Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's writings accessible to English readers.
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