Contemporary

Leah Sarna contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.

Tzvi Goldstein's recent piece on Centrist and Haredi Orthodoxy has generated many responses from our readers. Today we share a response from Chaim Goldberg, who vigorously argues that the greatest pillar for contemporary Haredi ideology is not Ramhal's Mesilat Yesharim but Rav Hayyim Volozhin's Nefesh Ha-Hayyim.

Natan Oliff explores the theological implications of teshuva in a world that is God’s prescripted story.

Zev Eleff on a perennially interesting portion of the liturgy.

Zev Eleff and Ari Lamm cap off the Lehrhaus Symposium on the OU statement.

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.

Steven Gotlib review Miri Freud-Kandel’s new book on the relevance of Louis Jacobs to contemporary Orthodox theology.

Steven Gotlib reviews Eugene Korn’s book on the future of Jewish-Christian relations.

Zev Eleff offers a rejoinder and some reflections on "What if Rav Aharon Had Stayed?"

Merri Ukraincik contemplates G-d's role in our lives.