December 21, 2023
With the conclusion of this academic semester Rabbi Shalom Carmy, esteemed editor emeritus of TRADITION, reaches the milestone of 50 years of teaching at Yeshiva University. To mark the occasion we are sharing this link to "Divrei Shalom: Collected Editor’s Notes," edited by Avraham Wein with an introduction by Yitzchak Blau, which was published in 2019 as he stepped down from editor's position at our journal. We are pleased to make that entire volume available as a free e-book.
December 18, 2023
How could Judah convince an Egyptian official (unbeknownst to Judah, none other than the long-lost Joseph) to enslave an innocent man and let a convicted thief go free? Judah rises to the challenge magnificently. Read about the epic confrontation between Joseph and Judah in Hillel J. Chiel’s essay from the TRADITION Archives.
December 15, 2023
In light of the rare non-coincidence of Miketz and Hanukka we will read the almost always preempted Haftara for this week’s portion – which includes the well-known episode of Solomon’s judgment in the case of maternal identity. Rabbi J. David Bleich discussed this passage from I Kings in his “Survey of Recent Halakhic Literature” in our Fall 2023 issue. Read an excerpt from his article, “Horton Hatches the Egg, Who Raises the Chick?: Maternal Identity, Custody, and the Israeli Courts.”
December 14, 2023
What do the colors of Hannuka candles say about religious culture and crafty consumerism? Do our holidays need color palattes? How much of American Jewish life is tied to subconscious marketing trends? Chaim Strauchler speculates in a very special holiday installment of TRADITION Questions brought to you by Hallmark.