Scholarship

Laurance Wieder's After Adam was named the Book of the Year in 2019 by First Thing's John Wilson, but has been largely overlooked in the Jewish community. The Jewish Review of Book's Michal Leibowitz seeks to remedy this in her review of Wieder's lyrical retelling of the Bible.

Sharon Galper Grossman and Shamai Grossman examine the halakhic permissibility of vaccine mandates by governments and employers.

Lawrence Kaplan makes a case for Mendelssohn's vision for our time.

Shlomo Spivack discusses the anti-spirituality of his teacher, Rav Menachem Froman.

Tzvi Sinensky offers a fresh look at one of Rabbinic Judaism's most important mottos.

Yitzchak Blau reviews Jeffrey Rubenstein’s The Land of Truth, Talmud Tales, Timeless Teachings.

Yehuda Fogel comments on the nature of controversy and dispute through the eyes of R. Nahman of Bratslav

Alex Ozar explores the significance of Torah study in the womb.

In an earlier Lehrhaus piece, Jeffrey Saks pointed to an obscure custom referenced by Shai Agnon not to eat until the tefillin strap marks fade from one’s arm. Here, Mois Navon shares what happened when he tried adopting this custom for himself.

Devora Steinmetz explores how modern communication technology should impact the question of when to start shiva.