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JEWISH THOUGHT

JA 1986 Symposium – Rav Aharon Lichtenstein

A symposium which opens by asking participants to identify “our generation’s greatest achievement” was, presumably, planned by an optimist; and…

JEWISH THOUGHT

To Sharpen Understanding

Dr. Kolbrener’s critique of my essay is unquestionably framed within the language and context of what Coventry Patmore denominated “the…

JEWISH THOUGHT

Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein on The Future of American Orthodoxy

Confronted by the phalanx of questions included in this symposium, I find myself responding instinctively with two reservations. The first…

HISTORY

A Passion for Rare Sefarim: Q & A With Rabbi Eliezer Katzman

Expert collector Rabbi Eliezer Katzman, a consultant and appraiser of Judaica and Hebrew books for Kestenbaum & Company, has also…

ISRAEL

Healing in the Aftermath of Trauma: Livnat Farjun

When I heard the announcement regarding the evacuation, I thought, “How could our government demand the destruction of such a…

HISTORY

When Books Can Speak: A Glimpse Into The World of Sefarim Collecting

By Eli Genauer It all began with one book. A Gemara actually—a 1735 edition of Tractate Moed Katan, a gift…

ISRAEL

The Pioneers of Gush Katif: Ten Years After the Disengagement

At the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, the nearly 10,000 residents of Gush Katif had succeeded in building a paradise…

ISRAEL

A Child of Gush Katif: Yael (Cohen) Haramati

Yael and her family’s true home was in Ganei Tal in Gush Katif.

ISRAEL

The Miracle Worker Behind JobKatif: Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon

Rabbi Rimon founded JobKatif to help former residents of Gush Katif find jobs.

JEWISH WORLD

Rabbis At Risk: What Can Be Done?

“This is a tough time to be a rabbi,” lamented Rabbi Shaul Robinson of Manhattan’s Lincoln Square Synagogue in a…

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . The Gush Katif Musuem

The Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem is relatively small—just five rooms—but it tells a huge story.

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