Festival of Freedom? Between Liberty and Duty on Pesach
Seder Night presents us with something of a contradiction. On the one hand, we vividly...
A (Much-Needed) Dose of Matzah
Eating matzah was a fundamental part of leaving Egypt and remains the core element of...
Chanukah: A Feminine Festival
We all have two faces: the public and the private. The trouble begins when the borders...
How Do Individuals Become Special? Lessons from Ruth
Megillas Ruth presents Elimelech as somebody who prioritized personal prosperity over family and community ties....
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, Jewish Pride, and Courage
The Purim story teaches us the virtue of Emunah: not a virtue of passive acceptance...
