From Kayin to Korah: The Fellow Founders of Foment
Shlomo Zuckier wonders why the earth opened its mouth for both Korah and Kayin.
Teaching Israel and Jewish History Post-October 7: A Values Proposition
Ethan Zadoff discusses what Israel education should look like post-October 7.
Goodbye, Philip: A Hesped
Dr. Ari Hoffman eulogizes Philip Roth.
An Academic-Hasidic Love of Torah
Yakov Z. Mayer reflects on the life of a remarkable Hasidic academic.
Running and Returning: A Personal Reflection on Prayer, Contemporary Poetry, and Yom Kippur’s Neilah...
In this essay, Yehoshua November presents a model for preparing for the High Holidays
Jewish Responses to the Forgiveness Paradox
Is true forgiveness possible? Michael Kurin explores the doubts raised by prominent twentieth century philosophers and considers how Jewish tradition offers a radically different conception of repentance and forgiveness, one that enables people to alter their reality vis-à-vis God and one another.
In Plain Sight: Jewish Masquerade from Clueless to the Rabbis
Why have stories of Jewish masquerade captured audiences since ancient times? In her latest, Malka Z. Simkovich explores the hidden meaning behind dressing up, from the Second Temple to '90s cinema.
The Fourth Chapter of Avot as an extended reflection on Epicurean Philosophy
In the spirit of Hanukkah, Yaakov Jaffe offers an intriguing thesis tying together a series of Mishnayot in the fourth chapter of Pirkei Avot: they are all responding to various aspects of Epicurean philosophy.
Why I Don’t Miss Shul on Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur as a mother, explored by The Lehrhaus's Leslie Ginsparg Klein
The Corona Haggadah: Reflections and Discussions to Accompany the Haggadah for Pesah 5780
Julie and Uri Goldstein offer a timely Haggadah for reflection this year.
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