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Discourses on Destruction and Rebirth: The Rav on the Shoah, Zionism...

Alan Jotkowitz reviews a newly-published volume of the Rav's writings on Zionism, and unpacks what they can mean for the Jewish State and Diaspora communities today.

Considering The Changing Landscape in Modern Orthodox Israel Education

Hillel Rapp explores how Israel education has changed in a post-Oct. 7 world.

Three Poems from “A Prayer of Six Wings”

In this collection of poems, Owen Lewis explores the human desire for connection with the divine while navigating an early world.

Letters to the Editor: Responses to Zach Truboff on Religious Zionism...

Yitzchak Blau and Michael Broyde respond to recent articles that have driven conversation.

Can Religious Zionism Do Teshuvah?

  Zach Truboff In 1933, as the month of Elul approached, the Jewish people faced a frightening array of dangers. That year, Hitler consolidated power as...

סליחות תשפ״ד

In an original Hebrew poem for Tishrei 5785, Shoshanah Haberman addresses God directly about the pain and uncertainty of our moment.

“Our Eyes”: The Kenites and the Druze

Tamar Weissman shows how the Druze minority in Israel remarkably resemble the biblical Kenites.

Ayalah Bat-Lapidot

In this Tu B'Av-themed short story, "Ayalah Bat-Lapidot" reckons with her status as a single woman while being the daughter of the famous Devorah in ancient Israel.

Capra Dei, or Had Gadya: Isaiah 53 and Jewish Redemption

Aton Holzer offers a novel interpretation of Isaiah 53 based on current events in Israel.

Should American Orthodox Jews Have Fasted on July 12, 2024?

Yaakov Jaffe and Menachem Butler explore the Halakhot of when fasting is proper and when it’s not.