The Secret of Purim Night
Religion builds discipline, law, community. These things matter. They protect something fragile and precious. But...
The Cost of Salvation
The moments we are privileged to experience today are not merely segments in the historical...
The Purim Secret of Powerless Joy
Purim celebrates not redemption or achievement, but salvation from a catastrophe that left the Jewish...
Choosing Joy in the Dark
The days of Purim teach us a different kind of joy — distinct from the...
Purim in Israel? The Megillah’s Unfinished Ending
Megillat Esther celebrates survival rather than liberation, revealing a divine presence that operates within the...
On Taxes and Myths: The Making of the “Haredi Burden” Narrative — and What the Data Actually Show
The prevailing “Haredi burden” narrative rests on dramatic figures, but these are often driven by...
Between Law and Compassion: On Autopsy, Authority, and Trust
The confrontation surrounding the state’s demand to perform autopsies on deceased infants is not merely...
The Haredi Moment: A Structural Crisis
What if the deepest challenges facing Haredi society today are not imposed from the outside,...
Tu Bishvat: Law, Custom, and the Fruits of the Year
Why is Tu Bishvat a day of celebration? On the fascinating meeting point between halacha,...
Between Torah and Derech Eretz
The Haredi retreat from derech eretz is not a bug but a feature—a phenomenon rooted...
