Playing Dreidel with Kafka and Rabbi Nahman
Joey Rosenfeld takes Kafka and Rav Nahman for a spin, on their timely drey-ing of the tops!
Abraham and the 1960s – Technocracy and the Journey Inward
Sam Glauber examines Abraham's place in his society.
A Return to the World of Medieval Ashkenaz
Alan Jotkowitz reviews the latest volume of Dr. Haym Soloveitchik’s collected essays, bringing us back to the world of medieval Ashkenaz.
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
Resurrecting Moses Mendelssohn
Tzvi Sinensky
As chronicled in Robert Putnam’s 2000 classic book, Bowling Alone, loneliness is one of the vexing challenges of modern life. The advent of the...
Rabbi Norman Lamm and His Crusade for the Jewish Home
Zev Eleff explores how the Jewish family anchored Rabbi Norman Lamm's sermons and thought during the destabilizing 1960s.
Malbim’s Paean to (Ben Azzai’s) Kantian Ethics
Francis Nataf explores Malbim’s sophisticated engagement with Kantian ethics.
The Development of Neo-Hasidism: Echoes and Repercussions Part I: Introduction, Hillel Zeitlin, and Martin...
In part one of this series, Ariel Mayse provides an introduction to the history of neo-hasidism, through the voices of Hillel Zeitlin and Martin Buber.
What is Yerushalmi Shekalim Doing in the Babylonian Talmud?
As Daf Yomi learners begin studying Shekalim, Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg offers an erudite answer to the question: What is Yerushalmi Shekalim doing in the Babylonian Talmud?
An Old Jew and His Grandchildren
In the 1950s, Eliezer Berkovits reflects on Judaism, tradition and how generations connect with one another.
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