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The Four Pillars That Actually Shape Jewish High School
These four forces are quietly determining what our schools prioritize—and what they neglect.
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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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Who Wrote the Siddur?
I’ve searched high and low for an accessible English book or essay addressing the development of the siddur, but my findings are few. This series of essays is my attempt to fill the gap.
Where Marvel’s New Gods and Judaism Meet: ‘God, Man and History’
Despite their connections to ancient mythology, Marvel’s Eternals can teach us much about our God.
A Call to Read More Fiction
Why, on a hot, New York City summer afternoon, was I in visible tears on the subway? It’s simple: the power of a novel.
On Shabbos, I Get To Be a Child Again
What Shabbos has done for me—one of the many, many things—is help recapture that younger self who could completely lose herself in a book.
Why I Read on Shabbos: A Manifesto
I read on Shabbos because I know that reading on Shabbos is about more than just reading on Shabbos.
‘So, Come—Let’s Dance!’: How Rav Dov Singer Led Me into Life
Six years ago, I danced with Rav Dov as a lost college sophomore. His life and lessons continue to change me.
The White Fire Burns: A Talk on Education that Begins from Within
To change our education system, we must begin to change inside ourselves.
Toward a Jewish Theology of Consciousness
The mystery of consciousness has long vexed philosophers and scientists alike. Can God be the answer?
We Live in a World of Words and Letters
The Jewish mystical tradition says our world is constructed from the Hebrew alphabet. What does that mean?
What Prayer Means to Me
I strive for an instinctive prayer—the knowledge that my life, however chaotic it may seem, is being seen.
The Torah of the Night: A Shavuos Reader
I suspect that many of us hope to find in Torah something like this—an ancient way of thinking that looks differently at that which we know, that invites us to open our eyes ever so slightly at the world around us.
‘Don’t Wait as Long as I Did’: Seven Stories of Aliyah
A 94-year-old Holocaust survivor, a lone soldier, and more. Here are seven olim sharing their stories of aliyah.