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Mollie Fish reviews Mitchell First’s new book, From Eden to Exodus: A Journey into Hebrew Words in Bereshit and Shemot.

Elliot Salinger with an erudite and accessible article on Rambam's philosophy of "knowing."

Yehoshua Pfeffer on self-abnegating vs. life-affirming teshuva.

Matthew Omolesky considers the importance of culture in the face of genocide.

In this analysis of Avodah Zara 3b, which states what God does throughout each day, Marina Zilbergerts uncovers ideas about divine consciousness and human consciousness alike.

Shlomo Zuckier on the mechanics of a midrashic motif.

Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli offers a careful examination of an enigmatic discussion in the Shulhan Arukh’s laws on neighborly relations. She demonstrates how “radical presence” and attention to sensory details is an essential strategy for halakhic decision-making.

David Fried reviews The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries, the companion volume to the Yeshiva University Museum’s exhibit on Maimonides.

As 2022 comes to a close, the Lehrhaus team is proud to feature some highlights from our contributions this past year. Yet again, we have published at least one hundred original pieces across a wide variety of genres.

Jeffrey Woolf contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.