The Solitary City? Can We Still Say Eichah?
The prophetic readings recited during the mourning period for the Churban include many descriptions that...
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...
The Professional Jew and the Vanishing Cry
The modern world is one of institutions, protocols, and professionalism. Our religious life has been...
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...
The Language of the Shofar: From Human Fracture to Divine Wholeness
To stand before God with the cry of the teruah is to acknowledge our incompleteness....
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...
From Ecstasy to Awareness: Rethinking Religious Emotion
he role of emotion in mitzvah life is neither to dominate nor to disappear. It...
