The Brachos Bee and Becoming American Orthodox Jews
The Brachos Bee, Zev Eleff argues, shows how Orthodox Jews Americanize and form their own particular religious subculture.
Racism and Religious Particularism: A Corrective Antidote
Do Jewish texts teach racism? It depends on how you read them, answers Chaim Trachtman.
The Festival of Gathering: A Return to the Original Being
Aton Holzer offers an existential perspective on the transition from Yom Kippur to Sukkot and applies some Heideggerian concepts to the festival of gathering.
The Pedagogical Imagination of a Subversive Conservative: Rabbi Soloveitchik’s Arrival as an Educational Visionary
Jeffrey Saks concludes The Lehrhaus series, mapping out the intellectual biography of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
What’s Divine about Divine Revelation?
Responding to Tamar Ross’s article from two weeks ago, Steven Gotlib argues for a more traditional understanding of Divine Revelation.
Ahron Marcus: The Leading Hasidic, Zionist, Scholar of Ancient Judaism You Never Heard of
Who's the Pioneer of Hasidic Literature, Most Important Zionist, and Defender of the Masorah? Shlomo Zuckier explores Ahron Marcus' legacy.
The Modern Orthodox Vote and the Episcopalian Turn
Why do Orthodox Jews vote the way they do? Zev Eleff builds a case, using some unconventional data.
Beth Hamedrash Hagadol’s Finest Hour
Zev Eleff explores the enduring legacy of the recently destroyed Beth Hamedrash Hagadol on Norfolk Street.
A Prayer for This Passover
How can we respond to a Seder during which it is prohibited to host guests? Yitzchak Etshalom and David Block each offer unique tefillot to be recited at our Seder table this year.
Purim and Paul: The Torah Veiled and Unveiled
What do Paul, Purim costumes, and Purim torah all have in common? Yehuda Fogel delves into the meaning of hiddenness and its role in revelation on Purim.
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