August 18, 2024

REVIEW: Rabbis, Reporters and the Public in the Digital Holyland

In the modern State of Israel the complex relationship between religion and media is a two-way street. How well does the Hebrew press do its job when it covers Judaism? And how does the media influence religious leaders? In reviewing Yoel Cohen’s “Rabbis, Reporters and the Public in the Digital Holyland” Ari Goldman reminds us there’s another element to this relationship in the 21st century, namely the role of the public who, through social media, are very much partners in this relationship, which has gone from two-directional to triangular.
August 15, 2024

Unpacking the Iggerot: Vicarious Punishment

May a child assume the consequences of their parents’ sins? Is a child obligated to do so? In this installment of Unpacking the Iggerot, Moshe Kurtz shares a fascinating debate between Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and his contemporaries about the nature of vicarious punishment.
August 12, 2024

The Midrashic Filling of Eikha’s Void

Certain that this will provide a meaningful read for Tisha B’Av we share Dr. Yael Ziegler’s essay “The Midrashic Filling of Eikha’s Void.” This essay appeared in TRADITION’s Summer 2020 issue and subsequently in Dr. Ziegler's "Lamentations: Faith in a Turbulent World." 
August 11, 2024

REVIEW: Questioning Belief

Johnny Solomon reviews Raphael Zarum’s approach to religion and science as expressed in his “Questioning Belief: Torah and Tradition in an Age of Doubt” (Maggid Books) by situating it within an arc of earlier works penned by his London-based predecessors: Rabbis Michael Friedländer, Isidore Epstein, and Jonathan Sacks. Through doing so, he explains what makes “Questioning Belief” unique, and why this book is a refreshing addition to the Jewish bookshelf. 
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