February 10, 2025

The Frum Prosperity Gospel

Hyim Shafner considers the impact of what he calls “The Frum Prosperity Gospel” on Jewish life and values. Read his open-access essay from TRADITION’s most recent issue which responds to topics raised in our special Summit volume on “The Challenge of Material Success.”
February 6, 2025

TRADITION Questions: The Rabbi & AI

AI tempts everyone, from the 6th grader facing a book report deadline to a Rabbi needing to prepare for Shabbat HaGadol. The promise of an easy shortcut is hard to resist. Josh Flug, in a guest installment of TRADITION Questions, considers the costs—in integrity, in the final product, and the damage done to “amelut” as a Jewish value.
February 3, 2025

LETTER: Ironic Links Between Tuition and Lifestyle

The mailbag brought Aryeh Dienstag’s response to TRADITION’s Summit issue on materialism. He points out the irony that the career choices required to provide a Jewish education may themselves engender a lifestyle that undermines the very messages we hope to communicate to our children through that education.
January 30, 2025

Unpacking the Iggerot: Read All About It?

As a brief addendum to our previous “Unpacking the Iggerot” column on secular education, Moshe Kurtz asks what should be a simple question: Did R. Moshe Feinstein read the news? While this may sound like an inconsequential matter, it became a flashpoint for how his posterity and disciples chose to frame his legacy to the masses.