December 16, 2021

The BEST: In a Different Voice

Carol Gilligan’s "In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development" changed the way moral theory and psychology recognize different voices. Stephen Glicksman explains why this matters to everyone – and uses Gilligan's work to underline the various implications of the role of women in Jewish thought and communal life – in this week’s “The BEST.”
December 13, 2021

Remembering Rav Henkin

Today (9 Tevet) marks the first yahrzeit of R. Yehuda Herzl Henkin zt”l. Revisit content exploring his legacy published in TRADITION during this last year.
December 12, 2021

Where Are All the Women? 

Erica Brown wonders why women have been slow to return to shul post-COVID, and cautions our community about what’s lost when one side of the mehitza remains empty.
December 9, 2021

The BEST: The Will to Believe

William James’ essay “The Will to Believe” is a critique of purely evidential approaches to belief. In David Shatz’s reading, it offers a crucially relevant point about the place of emotions in choices about belief today and grants license to “go for it” – in this week’s “The BEST.”