October 9, 2022

TRADITION Fall 2022 Arrives

As the TRADITION office closes for the Sukkot holiday we leave you with news of the arrival of our latest issue – #54:4 (Fall 2022) has already landed in subscribers' mailboxes and offers plenty to keep them busy in the Sukka with this exceptionally engaging installment.
October 6, 2022

The Sukka: From Cradle to Grave 

Marc Eichenbaum incorporates ideas from John Bowlby's Attachment Theory to offer a novel perspective on the connection between the Yomim Noraim and Sukkot. Just as a mother cradles her child and provides nourishment and protection, the Sukka should be seen as a Divine embrace and safe haven after our spiritual rebirth that occurred on the Yomim Noraim. 
October 2, 2022

How to End Yom Kippur

What does Rabbi Akiva’s famous teaching at the end of Yoma have to do with Yom Kippur? And how can it help us understand the purpose of the day? Shlomo Zuckier explores these questions with a literary reading of the final Mishna in Yoma. 
September 29, 2022

The BEST and Our Best Selves

Chaim Strauchler looks to Matthew Arnold and Rav Kook for the ultimate and integrated whole toward which “the best that has been thought and said” might lead—namely one’s best self. As” The BEST” column heads off for a hiatus, Strauchler reflects on what we have been doing in 150 installments and what we hope you’ve gained from the effort.