Jewish Thought and History

Yakov Nagen examines attitudes towards Islam in Jewish thought.

Lehrhaus is proud to present Rabbi Henry Schneeberger's 1911 sermon in honor of Thanksgiving.

Bezalel Naor translates and contextualizes a poem by Pinchas Peli about the home of Rav Kook.

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.

Shmuel Lamm examines Rabbi Norman Lamm's sermons for insights on a crucial issue.

Lawrence Kaplan makes a case for Mendelssohn's vision for our time.

Yitzchak Blau and Michael Broyde respond to recent articles that have driven conversation.

Tragic events this past summer brought a wave of protests against racial injustice that shows few signs of abating. Yitzhak Grossman shares how rabbinic leaders in the United States and Israel have historically approached the tactic of protest, and explores what their views might mean for our current moment.

David Berger's eulogy for Revel's late Prof. Arthur Hyman, a leading scholar of Medieval Jewish philosophy.

The Brachos Bee, Zev Eleff argues, shows how Orthodox Jews Americanize and form their own particular religious subculture.