February 18, 2026
February 17, 2026
In reviewing Malka Z. Simkovich’s “Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity” (Eisenbrauns), Lawrence H. Schiffman observes that the explains the origin and early history of the term Diaspora, and his review explains the significance of her finding a dialogue between the Jews of Eretz Yisrael and the Egyptian Jewish community, and how it still resonates in Jewish life today.
February 15, 2026
This podcast explores R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s “A Jewish Philosophy of Man,” newly remastered and curated by Mark Smilowitz on the TRADITION website. What is Judaism’s unique vision of the human being—and how does halakha shape it? A timely encounter with enduring thought.
February 12, 2026
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Portrait of an Old Man in Red Chalk” confronts us with the dignity of age. In spare lines and subtle depth, the face seems to emerge from the page—creased, weighty, alive. Chaim Strauchler explores how the drawing challenges our worship of youth and, like the Torah, insists that a life’s full arc carries beauty, gravity, and worth.
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