An Academic-Hasidic Love of Torah
Yakov Z. Mayer reflects on the life of a remarkable Hasidic academic.
The G-d of Our Faces
Merri Ukraincik contemplates G-d's role in our lives.
Reclaiming Shepherd Leadership — For Our Leaders, For Ourselves
Drawing upon the teachings of the Piaseczner Rebbe, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, and others, Yiscah Smith proposes a model for reimagining contemporary Jewish leadership on both the communal and personal levels.
Letters to the Editor: Raphael Jospe and Zach Truboff
Raphael Jospe and Zach Truboff write regarding recent articles that have driven conversation.
There’s No Need to Sacrifice Sacrifice: A Response to Rabbi Herzl Hefter
Tzvi Sinensky responds to Herzl Hefter's Akeida essay.
A Window into the Kabbalistic Soul: “Heilek Elo’ah Mi-ma’al” From Job to Tanya
Tanya's description of the Godly soul as a literal portion of divinity is an empowering notion for many spiritual seekers. It is also, however, inconsistent with longstanding Jewish theological doctrine regarding the unity of God. Elisha Price examines several possible interpretations of Tanya's words, placing them in a broader kabbalistic and rabbinic context, to suggest that Chabad's conception of the soul is both "rational and precedented."
The Nature Of Theodicy
Chaim Trachtman compares science and theodicy based on a novel read of the book of Job.
Letters to the Editor: Tzvi Goldstein Responds
Tzvi Goldstein responds to letters from Chaim Goldberg and Yaakov Resnik on his piece on the differences between Centrist and Haredi Orthodoxy, unpacking the view of Rav Hayyim Volozhin’s Nefesh Ha-Hayyim.
Choosing Our Chosenness: Answering the Call with Spiritual Intelligence
Yosi Amram contends with the notion of being part of a Chosen People, exploring its universality across cultures and the responsibilities this chosenness entails.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the Economic Vision of Tanakh and Hazal
Jared Rutner explores Rabbi Sacks’s economic views.
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