Jewish Thought and History

Yaakov Taubes examines three hypothetical “What if?” books and what they can teach us about history, science, and halakhah.

Yosef Bronstein explores the thought of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Elli Fischer on Rasbhi's passing, his legacy, and some other rabbinic legacies, as well.

In a never-before-published memoir, Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein recalls the politics that surrounded Yeshiva University upon the death of President Bernard Revel and the search for his successor. 

Why did the women bring musical instruments out of Egypt? In her first Lehrhaus article, musicologist Rebecca Cypess draws a fascinating historical analogy between biblical and African-American slavery to shed light on the Exodus in Jewish tradition.

Jonathan Ziring comments on the "Jewishness" of religious tolerance.

Matthew Omolesky considers the importance of culture in the face of genocide.

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

Continuing the conversation, Dr. Miriam Feldmann-Kaye introduces postmodernism and responds to some critics of Rav Shagar.

Yisroel Ben-Porat offers historical, hashkafic, and personal reflections on what’s often called the “Judeo-Christian” tradition and whether a Torah u-Madda outlook can embrace the study of Christianity.