Category: Machshava/Jewish Thought

Rav Zadok: Mysticism After Modernity

by Dr. Alan BrillPosted on November 29, 2016

Toward A Halakhic Philosophy of Miracles

by Rabbi Shalom CarmyPosted on November 29, 2016

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Diversity and Globalization

by Dr. Alan BrillPosted on November 29, 2016

An Analysis of the Overture to Takanat ha-Shavim

by Rabbi Shalom CarmyPosted on November 29, 2016

Netziv: Forefather of Contemporary Hareidi Ideology

by Rabbi Gil PerlPosted on November 28, 2016

Netziv and Zionism

by Rabbi Nathaniel HelfgotPosted on November 28, 2016

Speaking Truth to Power

by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on November 23, 2016

Our responsibility to speak truth to power and protect victims of injustice, whether Jew or non-Jew, is a major theme of one of the central stories of parashat VaYeira, the story of Avraham arguing with God to defend Sodom and Amorah. This scene is powerful not only because Avraham challenges God, but also because Avraham Continue Reading »