Parshat Vayishlach: Rabin, Rachel, Rains and Retzach: How an untranslatable word shaped Judaism and...
In the anniversary month of Yitzchak Rabin's assassination, Aton Holzer considers definitions and perspectives of who is a killer and what it means to kill.
The Yemima Method: An Israeli Psychological-Spiritual Approach
Yael Unterman
I dedicate this essay to my friend Dr. Tsippi Kauffman z”l, who passed away in the course of its writing. A wonderful educator,...
Know it All: Of Jewish Philosophers and Doctors
Chaim Trachtman squares biology with Spinoza and Maimonides.
Thriller
William Kolbrener offers insight into the intellectual underpinnings of the Rav's 1932 interview recently re-published by The Lehrhaus.
The Utility of Ambiguity
Dina Brawer explores "certainty" and "doubt" in rabbinic tradition.
A Story Well Lived
In this essay, Thomas P. Balázs considers Edgar Allan Poe as a springboard to consider what makes a life meaningful
Chabon, Safran Foer, and the Great Jewish American Novel
Ari Hoffman explores the expansive visions of Jewish peoplehood embedded in two major, recently published novels
Ron Santo and the Jews
A historical document on the Jewish love for the Cubs all-time great third baseman.
Beth Hamedrash Hagadol’s Finest Hour
Zev Eleff explores the enduring legacy of the recently destroyed Beth Hamedrash Hagadol on Norfolk Street.
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