Korach
A poem on parshat Korach by Zohar Atkins
Goodbye, Philip: A Hesped
Dr. Ari Hoffman eulogizes Philip Roth.
Pesah and Shavuot, Or: Emancipation and Freedom
Jerome Marcus explores understandings of freedom within halakhah and how they relate to Pesah and Shavuot
First Fruits (Bikkurim) and the Talmudic View of Capital: An Essai in the Philosophy...
Bezalel Naor explains what is philosophical about the erstwhile halakhic observances of the Shavuot holiday.
Leviticus, Leonard Cohen, and the Paradox of Rest
Sarah Rindner asks what the Book of Leviticus, Leonard Cohen and the Liberty Bell all have in common.
On the Importance of the Twentieth of Iyar
Ezra Sivan uncovers hidden meaning in what happened and didn't happen during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness.
Prayer in an Age of Distraction
Zachary Truboff considers the experience of prayer, and what two recent publications on Tefillah emerging from the Religious Zionist community contribute.
Ode to a Nightingale
A passionate sonnet by Yocheved Friedman in memory of the Rav, zt'l.
The Pauper’s Bread
"Ha lahma anya" is one of the first paragraphs recited at the Seder - and its strange features have been baffling commentators for centuries. Elli Fischer adds his reflections to the mix.
Magid, Moshe, Story-Telling, and Story-Living
For Jennifer Raskas, the seder narrative reflects on the past and informs the future.
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