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What sort of Jewish unity was there at Mount Sinai?

David Fried clarifies the concept of imitating God through Rashi's oft-neglected reading of “It is not good for man to be alone”

Concluding our series on the recent Siyum ha-Shas, Channa Lockshin Bob wonders: What do we want the next Women's Siyum ha-Shas to look like?

Judy Taubes Sterman examines Judges Chapter 3.

David Stein with a fresh look at the methods and priorities of teaching Talmud in Modern Orthodox day schools.

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.

Moshe Kurtz regales us with his love of science fiction & fantasy, suggesting that the genre’s literature, movies, and games can teach Torah lessons in ethics and morality, but cautioning that Torah u-Madda ought not to become Torah u-Movies.

Yaakov Jaffe explores a common synagogue practice, and why it doesn't seem so halakhic. minyan,

Ranana Dine compares Christian and Jewish views on the value of having a beautiful Temple.

Leah Sarna addresses the perceived disconnect between the ideal Torah U-Madda lifestyle and the gendered reality of advanced Torah study for women.