Strength in This Time
Rachel Sharansky-Danziger limns the deep collective pain of October 7th on Israelis and forges a way forward amidst its intensity.
Do Children Belong in Shul?
Moshe Kurtz explores halakhic and hashkafic considerations surrounding bringing young children to shul.
Why Can’t Selihot Be More Like Kinot?
Yosef Lindell argues that the explanatory Kinot model, where fewer prayers are said but they are delved into in more depth, should be adopted for reciting Selihot.
Coming Undone: Vows and the High Holy Days
Why is the annulment of vows so central to the High Holy Days? Wendy Amsellem discusses this, with a timely message.
Rahab, Jeremiah, and the Story of Purim
Shimon Lerner uncovers a surprising but profound message that goes to the very heart of the Purim story.
Poems for a World Built, Destroyed, and Rebuilt
Six new poems by Elhanan Nir—published here with English translation and annotation—capture the grief and discontinuity of this moment.
Istanis: Is it Ever Too Hot for Halakhah?
Moshe Kurtz looks as discomfort as a factor in Halakha
Was God Angry at Sarah?
Ben Greenfield
God isn’t angry with Sarah, when she laughs at the idea of birthing a child in her old age (Gen. 18:12-15). God is...
What is Teshuvah? Contrasting the Rav and Rav Lichtenstein
Meir Ekstein contransts Rav Soloveitchik’s and Rav Lichtenstein’s respective approaches to Teshuva.
The Lifespan of Hirschian Orthodoxy: On the 130th Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Francis Nataf considers the legacy of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch.
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