Jewish Thought and History

Seth Farber explores the Rav's 1932 in local Boston historical context.

William Kolbrener offers insight into the intellectual underpinnings of the Rav's 1932 interview recently re-published by The Lehrhaus.

In December 1932, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik had just arrived in Boston and outlined his vision for Orthodox Jewish education in the United States.

Yisrael Kashkin and Jeffrey Saks provide a timeline for the Rav's American arrival.

Alan Kadish offers a vision for how Orthodox Jews should think about "chosenness."

Shlomo Riskin remembers how Yeshiva University's late Professor Louis Feldman helped him make the greatest decision of his life.

What was on Nehama Leibowitz's bookshelf? Her authoritative biographer tells all, just in time for Nehama's 20th Yahrtzeit.

Lawrence Kaplan defends his translation of Halakhic Man and calls for more efforts to make Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's writings accessible to English readers.

A Look at Prof. Louis H. Feldman through the pages of the Yeshiva College student newspaper.