Chanukah: A Feminine Festival
We all have two faces: the public and the private. The trouble begins when the borders...
All About the Name: Between First and Family Names in Ruth
In an age of first names, the tale of Ruth reminds us that the fullness...
A Conflict of Holocaust Narratives: Memorial in Charedi Society
A great chasm separates between Holocaust awareness among general Israeli society and that of Charedi...
What Are We Mourning For?
Our mourning is not over what was, but over what is. The way to mend...
Esther: A Tale of Jewish Nationalism
Esther's self-sacrifice for the sake of the Jewish People was not an act of altruism,...
A Ballad for the High Holy Days
Between the trepidation of the Lithuanian yeshiva, the communal spirit of the Moroccan tradition, and...
Mourning the Lost Connection
In the past, mourning over the condition of the Jewish People was only natural. Today,...
Purim Lessons: Emunah that Inspires Courage
The Purim story teaches us the virtue of Emunah: not a virtue of passive acceptance...
Pesach: Finding Faith At Home
Seder night teaches us the foundations of our faith, but its study does not take...
All We Need Is Love? On Love and Justice
Contemplating exile and redemption, one of the most commonly recurring themes is love, kindness, and...
