January 29, 2026

The BEST: The Office

In this week’s The BEST, David Curwin reads the TV show “The Office” as a moral critique of good intentions corrupted by self-regard. Through Michael Scott, Torah narratives, and halakhic sources, Curwin explores “cringe” as ethical discomfort, insisting that responsibility lies in choice, not accidental outcomes.
January 28, 2026

PODCAST: A Jewish Philosophy of Man: Methodology for a Jewish Religious Anthropology, from Metaphysical to Practical

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January 27, 2026

RESPONSE: How Hebraic an Inkling?

Mark Gottlieb describes P.H. Brazier’s “A Hebraic Inkling” as, “a comprehensive study devoted to C.S. Lewis’ views on Jews and Judaism.” In responding, Yaakov Weinstein observes that Brazier’s work goes much further by attempting to define Hebraic Christianity, and questions how the famed author and apologist measures up.  
January 25, 2026

Reflections on “The Sabbath”

Gianna Goldfarb revisits Abraham Joshua Heschel’s “The Sabbath” through the lens of her own evolving observance. Moving from passive rest to intentional holiness, she explores Shabbat as vulnerability, joy, and resistance to modern life—an intimate journey into Heschel’s “palace in time” that feels both deeply personal and urgently contemporary.