Jewish Thought and History

A historical document on the Jewish love for the Cubs all-time great third baseman.

Ilan Fuchs on the Lubavitcher Rebbe's unique view on women's Torah learning.

Tzvi Sinensky on The Slonimer's contemporary popularity

In his newest review, former Lehrhaus webmaster Steve Gotlib looks at Hasidim, Suffering and Renewal: The Prewar and Holocaust Legacy of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira and examines scholars’ differing views on whether the Aish Kodesh experienced a crisis of faith due to the Holocaust.

Malka Simkovich provides a valuable corrective on the parameters of universalism in Judaism and Christianity.

Is the Mishnah racist? To answer the question, begs Elli Fischer, is to get a better understanding of both Judaism and Race

The Mei Ha-Shiloah’s statements on predetermination pose a theological challenge to foundational Jewish doctrines. In an analysis weaving together several Torah narratives and Izhbitzer commentaries, Reuven Boshnack proposes an empowering interpretation of the Mei Ha-Shiloah.

Yosef Bronstein explores the thought of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe.

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