Chabon, Safran Foer, and the Great Jewish American Novel
Ari Hoffman explores the expansive visions of Jewish peoplehood embedded in two major, recently published novels
Killing Off the Rav (So He May Live)
William Kolbrener calls for an end to Rav-polemicizing so that all interested parties might finally take his legacy and teachings at full-depth.
The Death of the Rabbi
Elli Fischer on Rasbhi's passing, his legacy, and some other rabbinic legacies, as well.
Facts are Like Fish: A Response to The Arrival of Rabbi Soloveitchik in America:...
Dr. Tovah Lichtenstein responds to the details of the previously published Rav timeline.
The Christian Monks Who Saved Jewish History
Malka Simkovich hunts for Jewish texts in some unlikely places.
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
On the Educational Mission of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Seth Farber explores the Rav's 1932 in local Boston historical context.
Thriller
William Kolbrener offers insight into the intellectual underpinnings of the Rav's 1932 interview recently re-published by The Lehrhaus.
Rabbi Warns Jews on Education: Advises Blend of Secular Study
In December 1932, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik had just arrived in Boston and outlined his vision for Orthodox Jewish education in the United States.
The Arrival of Rabbi Soloveitchik in America: A Documentary Report
Yisrael Kashkin and Jeffrey Saks provide a timeline for the Rav's American arrival.
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