On the Importance of the Twentieth of Iyar
Ezra Sivan uncovers hidden meaning in what happened and didn't happen during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness.
“She Should Carry Out All Her Deeds According to His Directives:” A Halakhah in...
Does the Rambam means what he says about gender relations? Yosef Bronstein surveys the intellectual landscape.
The Lifespan of Hirschian Orthodoxy: On the 130th Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Francis Nataf considers the legacy of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch.
The Dark Side of Torah u-Madda: Chaim Potok and Core-to-Core Cultural Confrontation
The debate about Torah u-Madda and pop culture continues. Noah Marlowe argues that Chaim Potok's literature offers a useful conceptual framework for, and embodiment of, a profound confrontation between Judaism and elite elements of general culture.
Theologically Speaking: God, Language, and the Maggid of Mezritsh
Is God revealed through our speech? In his review of Ariel Evan Mayse’s Speaking Infinities, Steven Gotlib explores this question in the thought of the Maggid of Mezritch.
The Source of Joseph’s Dreams
Lazarre Simckes analyses Joseph’s dreams through the lens of trauma psychology.
Cantillation: Some Observations – Part 2
In Part II of his series on trop, William Gewirtz explains the principle of recursion and how it helps us interpret texts.
“Justice has not Been Done”: Officer Immunity and Accountability in Jewish Law (Part 1)
David Polsky meticulously analyzes Halakhic sources on the use of force by officers of the law.
Why Are Women Obligated in Some Time-Bound Positive Commandments and Exempt from Others? A...
Michael Broyde offers a new theory for why halakhah obligates women in some time-bound positive mitzvot and exempts them from others.
Mitzvah Merchants and their Made-in-America Toys
Zev Eleff examines some of the toys peddled around by mitzvah merchants and other fascinating features of Ultra-Orthodox culture.
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