A Jewish Business Lawyer Reads Magnifica Humanitas in the Wilderness of New Hampshire
Seth C. Oranburg
The bird was banging on my window again. I think he is an oriole, but I am not much of an ornithologist,...
What Happened to the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad?
Dan Ornstein explores the ongoing implications of Adam and Eve eating from the tree of knowledge.
The Seventh Day: Sabbath and Surrender in Somatic Group Work
Shira Schwartz considers the ways Shabbat observance relates to somatic group work exercises and the idea of surrendering control.
Egypt Remains Egypt: What Zechariah 14 Teaches About Unity Without Sameness
David Saidoff explores the nature of unity in diversity through the 14th chapter of Zechariah.
Odysseus vs. Avraham: What An Essay Written In Exile Teaches About Teshuva
Joe Wolfson explores what a comparison between Homer and the Bible can teach us about Teshuva.
The View from the Cleft of the Rock: The Mystery of Forgiveness
Ari Levisohn considers forgiveness through the lens of the Divine encounter through which the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are revealed.
The Akeidah of Shmuel ibn Abbas
Chesky Kopel considers the piyyut "Eit Sha’arei Ratzon" and its author's relationship to his son, parallel to the Akeidah.
Derekh Ha-Emet: The Role of Textuality in the Mysticism of Rambam and Ramban
Jackson Gardner explores the meaning of “sod” for Rambam and Ramban.
Are We Too Strict About Bridges and Eiruvin?
Yonathan Reches explores the sources related to a bridge traversing over and Eruv.
Rabbi Meir Simcha Cohen of Dvinsk: A Centennial Reappraisal
R. Meir Simcha Cohen of Dvinsk, the legendary author of Meshekh Hokhmah and Ohr Sameiah and early-20th century community leader, passed away exactly one century ago. In honor of this centennial, Chaim Oscar Jacob reappraises the legacy of R. Meir Simcha.
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