The Great Jewish Awakening
The most common Jewish reaction to rising antisemitism has not been laying low and hiding one’s identity, but rather an increase in Torah learning and mitzvah observance and a stronger connection to the Jewish community.
A Polite Request for Basic Sensitivity
The moment we begin engaging in the game of “who has it worse?” we have abandoned our responsibility to view each individual’s problem as deeply unique and personal.
Failure Goes to Yeshivah: What I’ve Learned From the Failure Narratives of My Students
Students are asked to consider, some for the first time, what is the arc of their religious narrative? What types of stories are their religious lives telling?
Up Close with Rabbi David Fohrman
There’s a responsibility for every generation to struggle with the text and learn its truths. And all of the Rishonim understood that.
The Case for a Traditional Approach in the Study of Tanach
To us as Torah Jews, the Torah is the way Chazal, the Rishonim and the Acharonim understood it.