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What is the Legacy of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein?

What is the legacy of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein? Only too soon, the answer, I fear, will be: It depends on…

PEOPLE

A Personal Reminiscence

How might one describe Rav Aharon Lichtenstein? A brilliant Torah scholar. A pedagogue beyond compare. One who possessed extraordinary piety,…

PEOPLE

Rav Aharon: An Appreciation for Complexity

In one of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein’s masterful discussions on the value of general culture for the development of a Torah…

PEOPLE

On Complexity and Clarity

When asked what he had learned at Harvard, Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt”l, answered that there he grasped the complexity of…

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…

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.

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