“This interpretation has absolutely no basis in the simple reading of text, and Rabbi Akiva’s exegetical excess infuriates Rabbi Yishmael”
We do not know much about Nahum Ish Gamzu’s exegetical style except for the...
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“Of primary concern is the question of what type of relationship is meant by the words ‘who will have me for a day?'”
…within the Bavli itself, the statements of Rav and Rav Nahman—”who will have me...
“On the surface, it might appear that Heschel’s project and the work of Saul Lieberman had little in common”
Though he received a classic yeshiva education, he later earned a doctorate at the...
“Jewish Americans have a halakhic obligation to support a wise Syrian refugee immigration policy, but the specifics of what that would be?”
Jewish Americans have a halakhic obligation to support a wise policy, but the specifics...
“This Qaraite breach of the Oral Law earned them the nickname ‘the eaters of meat with milk'”
The Qaraites, from the start, understood the biblical verses of lo sevashal literally, in...
“…exceedingly authentic: the societal changes Open Orthodoxy is fearlessly confronting within a Torah context”
The problem is that you can ostracize Open Orthodoxy, but the issues they’re dealing...
“As the debate over women’s leadership roils among religious and secular alike, the rabbi’s wife stands out as a strange, misfit creature”
As the debate over women’s leadership roils among religious and secular alike, the rabbi’s...
“…Open Orthodoxy can be the outreach arm for Orthodox Judaism”
Just as Chabad is the outreach arm for ultra-Orthodox Judaism, Open Orthodoxy can be...
“One of the things I love most about attending synagogue is that people are all there as worshippers”
One of the things I love most about attending synagogue is that people are...
“Open Orthodoxy is trying to balance two ideals: It wants to keep the neighborhood-like intimacy and rituals of Torah Judaism but make them more open and inclusive”
Open Orthodoxy is trying to balance two ideals: It wants to keep the neighborhood-like...