March 30, 2025

Erev Pesach on Shabbat

The vagaries of the Jewish lunar calendar are such that erev Pesach coincides with Shabbat infrequently and with an irregular pattern. This year 5785 (2025) is one such occasion, giving rise to sundry halakhic complications. In advance of the alignment of Pesach following Shabbat in 1974 for the first time in two decades, Rabbi J. David Bleich offered guidance to our readers in his “Survey of Recent Halakhic Periodical Literature” column. Revisit the article and download his updated guide published for this year.
March 27, 2025

Unpacking the Iggerot: Is All Fair in Shidduchim?

In this week’s Unpacking the Iggerot, Moshe Kurtz explores R. Moshe Feinstein’s opinions on male-female interactions by surveying his responsa on shidduchim, platonic relationships, co-education and more. It all begins with an eyebrow-raising question: Can someone steal a shidduch?
March 25, 2025

Sarah Schenirer: 90th Yahrzeit

Tomorrow (March 26), the Jewish world marks Sarah Schenirer’s 90th yahrzeit. Sample relevant content in the TRADITION Archives which shows how the Bais Yaakov movement's revolutionary achievements were how they rewrote the script for Jewish girlhood, and prescribed that Orthodox primary education, including in Torah studies, was to be the standard experience.
March 20, 2025

TRADITION Questions: Zionist Elections & Jewish Election

“You may already be the winner of one million dollars!” In this week’s TRADITION Questions, Chaim Strauchler explains how your ability to determine the spending of 1 billion dollars differs from the old Publisher Clearing House Sweepstakes. He finds meaning in what this odd election for the World Zionist Congress says about the history of Zionism and modern Jewish identity.
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