November 19, 2023
TRADITION’s seasonal roundup of noteworthy new titles in Jewish studies and learning, with offerings on biblical studies, teshuva, pregnancy loss, citrons and Cleveland, and more…
November 16, 2023
TRADITION QUESTIONS breaks from its usual format this week so Chaim Strauchler, reporting on his recent visit to Israel as part of an OU and RCA Rabbinic Mission, can focus on one of the biggest questions facing the Jewish world: In light of the crisis facing the State of Israel, and the apparent flourishing of Jewish unity—what is the most authentic form of such national unity that will most likely be long lasting?
November 13, 2023
Writing from the Gaza front, Rabbi Avraham Stav considers words that lead men into battle from the Bible and Maimonides to Tolkien and Churchill. The charge to the troops must animate their fighting spirit and offer faith and trust in the ideals for which they risk their lives. In the current war, what gives Stav strength is not so much the knowledge that God is fighting for us, but that we are fighting for Him. In this war we are aware that there are values greater and higher than life itself.
November 9, 2023
The family of R. Benny Kalmanzon, Rosh Yeshiva at Otniel, has known far too much loss, tragedy, and suffering—in the years leading up to this war and especially in the past month. After his son was killed in battle on Simhat Torah, R. Benny spoke with Makor Rishon, and what he says from within his mourning is noteworthy, impressive, and instructive. Yitzchak Blau shares what he learned from R. Benny’s quiet, heroic response.
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