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Joe Wolfson explores what a comparison between Homer and the Bible can teach us about Teshuva.

Ari Levisohn considers forgiveness through the lens of the Divine encounter through which the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are revealed.

Chesky Kopel considers the piyyut "Eit Sha’arei Ratzon" and its author's relationship to his son, parallel to the Akeidah.

Jackson Gardner explores the meaning of “sod” for Rambam and Ramban.

Yonathan Reches explores the sources related to a bridge traversing over and Eruv.

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 I found Rabbi Avi Baumol’s recent review of Rav Eliezer Melamed’s new sefer on giyyur (conversion) comprehensive and enlightening. However, I...

Reuven Mohl explores Rav Soloveitchik’s understanding of Areivut in Kol Dodi Dofek.

Joel Wolowelsky & Avner Taler explore the Brit Bein Ha-Betarim through a lens of chronology and spiritual renewal.

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...