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Five Years Since Passing, Rabbi Sacks Still Speaks to Our Fractured World
In today’s world, Rabbi Sacks’ message feels more urgent than ever: that God continues to believe in humanity.
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A Brief History of Rationality, from the Biblical Age to Now
In today’s world, we sometimes see the rational as the enemy of the religious, but history shows a far more complex picture.
A Brief History of Shabbos, From the Biblical Age to Now
The Sabbath was a concept even before it was given as an official commandment, and it has been a pillar of the Jewish People for all time.
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Artificial intelligence has become our modern psychic-in-a-box—and that should give us pause.
5 Things Chayei Sarah Teaches About Love That Lasts
From Avraham’s mission to Rivka’s generosity, Parshat Chayei Sarah outlines a relationship rooted in values, agency, and mutual respect.
What Religious Zionists Taught Me About Reading Tanach as a Living Story
In Israel’s Religious Zionist world, Tanach is not only a way to understand contemporary Jewish history—it is also a guide for the future.Five Years Since Passing, Rabbi Sacks Still Speaks to Our Fractured World
In today’s world, Rabbi Sacks’ message feels more urgent than ever: that God continues to believe in humanity.
Why I Keep Reading Amos Oz
Some call the famed Israeli writer too dark, too critical, and too sad. But to me, he’s just radically honest and sharply perceptive of human nature—which is exactly what I need.
5 Things Vayera Teaches Us About Moral Courage
What does it mean to stand for what’s right when even faith itself feels uncertain?
13 Books You Should Read This Fall
From the challenges of Algospeak to the nature of doubt, here’s what the I Read This Over Shabbos community has been reading lately.
What Star Trek and Genesis Teach Us About Consciousness
If a machine can speak, think, and create—what’s left that only a soul can do?
5 Things Lech Lecha Teaches About Spiritual Seeking
Avraham’s journey reminds us that holiness lives not in certainty, but in the courage to keep moving through doubt.
What the 18Forty Team is Reading After the Holidays
Jewish women in modernity, Jewish anti-literature, and the fight against darkness
5 Things Noach Teaches About the Psychology of Starting Over
When the world you knew no longer exists, how do you rebuild a self—or a world—that is worth returning to?
The Case for Reading the Parsha Twice Each Week
Shnayim Mikra, as it’s known, gives rhythm to our lives.