Derekh Ha-Emet: The Role of Textuality in the Mysticism of Rambam and Ramban
Jackson Gardner explores the meaning of “sod” for Rambam and Ramban.
Are We Too Strict About Bridges and Eiruvin?
Yonathan Reches explores the sources related to a bridge traversing over and Eruv.
Rabbi Meir Simcha Cohen of Dvinsk: A Centennial Reappraisal
R. Meir Simcha Cohen of Dvinsk, the legendary author of Meshekh Hokhmah and Ohr Sameiah and early-20th century community leader, passed away exactly one century ago. In honor of this centennial, Chaim Oscar Jacob reappraises the legacy of R. Meir Simcha.
Letter to the Editor: On Rav Melamed’s Approach to Conversion
Letter to the Editor
I found Rabbi Avi Baumol’s recent review of Rav Eliezer Melamed’s new sefer on giyyur (conversion) comprehensive and enlightening. However, I...
Areivut as the Conceptual Core of the Rav’s Covenant of Fate and Beyond
Reuven Mohl explores Rav Soloveitchik’s understanding of Areivut in Kol Dodi Dofek.
Covenant in Retrospect: Rereading the Brit Bein Ha-Betarim (Gen. 15)
Joel Wolowelsky & Avner Taler explore the Brit Bein Ha-Betarim through a lens of chronology and spiritual renewal.
“A Nation for all its Citizens”: A Halakhic Analysis
Aryeh Dienstag
Since October 7 and the war that followed, public debate has intensified around the legal status of non-Jews living in the State of...
The Poet and the Rabbi: A Conversation on Browning and Judaism
Rowan Williams and Irene Lancaster dialogue about the philosemitism of Robert Browning.
Rereading the Akedah Story (Genesis 22)
Joel Wolowelsky analyzes various midrashic readings of the Akedah.
Death by the Sword: What Makes Balaam so Wicked?
Daniel Brauner analyzes the character of Balaam -- specifically, why Balaam is considered so wicked in the eyes of Chazal.
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