Killing Off the Rav (So He May Live)
William Kolbrener calls for an end to Rav-polemicizing so that all interested parties might finally take his legacy and teachings at full-depth.
The Soul of Man Under Postmodernism: Further comments on Rav Shagar’s contribution
Shalom Carmy
The last couple of weeks have brought two worthwhile assessments of Rav Shagar’s Faith Shattered and Restored: Judaism in the Postmodern Age, Matt Lubin’s...
The Talmud’s Economic Behavior, and the Study of Behavioral Economics
Shlomo Zuckier explores some surprising connections between the Talmud and the field of behavioral economics.
Istanis: Is it Ever Too Hot for Halakhah?
Moshe Kurtz looks as discomfort as a factor in Halakha
Legal Fictions: A Narrative Reflection on Yevamot 16:6
As part of his Legal Fictions creative project, Dovid Campbell reimagines the content of Mishna Yevamot 16:6 in an evocative narrative.
Lot’s Wife Was Never Salt (And Why That Highlights the Greatness of Abraham)
Mark Glass explores the implications of a little-known interpretation in which Lot's wife never turned to salt.
Nietzschean Man
Did Rav Soloveitchik buy into Nietzsche’s critique of religion? Alex Ozar reviews Daniel Rynhold and Michael Harris’s book, which surprisingly argues that the answer to this question is yes.
Irony of the Torah: A Tool for Moral Education and Self-Reflection
Hershey H. Friedman & Linda Weiser Friedman
Some scholars, such as Alfred North Whitehead, have argued that the Hebrew Bible lacks humor. However, a counter-argument...
Notes on the Conversation surrounding Faith Shattered and Restored / Post-Modern Orthodoxy.
Marc Dworkin re-examines the impact of Rav Shagar's thought on the English-speaking audience.
As One Person with One Heart: Misunderstood in Unison
What sort of Jewish unity was there at Mount Sinai?
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