Tag: God

In honor of the yahrtzeits of Rabbis Jonathan Sacks and Abraham Joshua Heschel, we present Steven Gotlib's study of Rabbi Sacks's complicated engagement with the scholarship and religious worldview of Rabbi Heschel.

The tokhahah in Leviticus 26 is frequently read as a tragedy, warning of the dire consequences of sin and national failure. Ahead of Yom Kippur 5786, Milton Torres-Ceron offers a new reading, informed by the traditional "pardes" method, that frames Leviticus 26 as an affirmation on unwavering divine companionship with Israel.

In this poem, Mel Waldman reflects on the loss of his mother

Mel Waldman’s poem reflects on the delicate balance between faith and doubt in a world filled with challenges.

A review of Yehoshua November’s The Concealment of Endless Light.

Steven Gotlib review Miri Freud-Kandel’s new book on the relevance of Louis Jacobs to contemporary Orthodox theology.

In this poem, Dov Frank reflects on how an understanding of God can change over time.

Aton Holzer explores the role of free will and its limits in the Yom Kippur liturgy.

Yakov Nagen examines attitudes towards Islam in Jewish thought.

As the annual infertility awareness Shabbat approaches, Shoshanah Haberman reflects on the biblical stories of our infertile foremothers, connecting them to her own experiences and to the lives of women today.