Timely Thoughts

In this thoughtful essay, Cypess reflects on the melody that is carrying Israel in the wake of October 7th.

Why is the annulment of vows so central to the High Holy Days? Wendy Amsellem discusses this, with a timely message.

Alex Ozar offers an in-depth reading of Eglah Arufah against the backdrop of current events.

Yisroel Ben-Porat grapples with whether the case of the pregnant Sotah has implications for the debates surrounding abortion.

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

Benjamin Barer traces the word Hevel through Jewish texts, showing how the use of the same word can teach us both about the wisdom of Kohelet we read this past Shabbat and the character of Hevel who we will read about in this week's Parashah.

  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...

In advance of Tisha Be-Av, Tzvi Novick annotates and interprets the kinnah of a’adeh ad hug shamayim by the master poet R. Eleazar ha-Kalir, unlocking its complex acrostic to determine who its speaker is meant to be.

Chaim Saiman analyzes how the Torah's two introductions to the revelation at Sinai correspond to two perspectives on the nature of halakhic civil law.

  The Lehrhaus Editors As 2025 comes to a close, the Lehrhaus team is proud to feature some highlights from our contributions this past year. Since...