Scholarship

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...

Rowan Williams and Irene Lancaster dialogue about the philosemitism of Robert Browning.

Joel Wolowelsky analyzes various midrashic readings of the Akedah.

Daniel Brauner analyzes the character of Balaam -- specifically, why Balaam is considered so wicked in the eyes of Chazal.

Fifty years after the Entebbe hostage situation and subsequent rescue, Moshe Rosenberg reflects on the ways the conflicts surrounding Entebbe relate to today's political climates.

Menachem Butler responds to Michael Bernstein's article about the propriety of placing flags in shul sanctuaries.

One of the central concerns of the work of Rav Shagar is translation, in both its literal and figurative versions. Michael Blank explores Rav Shagar's use and conception of translation by examining the way he puts the writings of Rebbe Nachman, Jacque Lacan, and Emmanuel Levinas in conversation.

Shimi Kaufman analyzes Rav Shimon Shkop's perspectives of halakha and human experience, through the lens of financial law.