Fact: Polygamy remains generally prohibited and the situation has not and will not revert to the pre-cherem situation.
Can't We Just Get Along?
Moreh Nevuchim is a book that has provoked an enormous amount of discussion and debate since it was first published a thousand years ago. Rambam’s…
Torat Chaim; The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas; Choshev Mishpat
We have seen firsthand the power of chesed. It’s not easy to be on the receiving end, I often think, but then I remind myself…
Puncturing Stereotypes; The Downsides of AI; Ibn Ezra and Robert Browning
The problem with outrage goes beyond derech eretz or how one should speak to another human being. It evinces a lack of respect.
At this time of Orthodox growth, we need to facilitate the vision, the chazon, where the Orthodox community is perceived not as a threat but…
Engagement with the Divine is a two-way street, in which we are being called.
For Orthodox Jews, the danger of succumbing to mediocrity is probably most acute in the realm of religious growth and observance.
Bringing together the diverse traditions of Chassidim and mitnagdim is part and parcel of achdut which we should all be seeking.