An Alternate View on Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Academic Talmud Study
Lawrence Kaplan
In his recent Lehrhaus essay “Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and Academic Talmud Study,” Professor Avraham (Rami) Reiner proves himself to be a genuine disciple...
Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht and His Unintentional Revolution in Yavneh
Shlomo Abramovich explores the relationship and tensions between KBY and its founding rosh yeshiva.
Reclaiming the Akeidah from Kierkegaard
David Fried offers a novel reading of the Akeidah.
A Jewish Theology of Depression
Atara Cohen thinks through what our texts have to say about depression.
Mysticism and its Alternatives: Rethinking Maimonides
David Fried forwards the surprising thesis that Maimonides was a medieval mystic.
The Brachos Bee and Becoming American Orthodox Jews
The Brachos Bee, Zev Eleff argues, shows how Orthodox Jews Americanize and form their own particular religious subculture.
“In Every Generation They Rise Up Against Us to Destroy Us”: How We Keep...
Malka Simkovich on the Hasmonean victories and the truth behind the Hanukkah miracle.
Rav Lichtenstein on Wissenschaft in his Own (Yiddish) Words
Shlomo Zuckier presents Rav Aharon Lichtenstein's own thoughts on academic Talmud.
Is Religious Tolerance a Jewish Idea?
Jonathan Ziring comments on the "Jewishness" of religious tolerance.
Tu be-Av and the Concubine of Givah
Tzvi Sinensky explores the Biblical origins of Tu be-Av.
