July 18, 2023
Published by Tradition Online at July 18, 2023
David Shatz offers an assessment of the significance of Mark Smilowitz’s recent essay, “The Lonely Man of Faith as Halakhic Philosophy” (Spring 2023), now open-access. Shatz says it aids our understanding of the surprising relationship between “Lonely Man” and “Halakhic Mind”—two works, written two decades apart, that initially appear distant, even contradictory, in both method and content.
July 16, 2023
Published by Jeffrey Saks at July 16, 2023
With the imminent arrival of our next issue (full of special content in advance of the Yom Kippur War 50 Years After), TRADITION's Winter 2023 volume has been made fully open access. This issue of our journal of Orthodox Jewish thought features a number of items that have been dominating conversation this season: essays on the origin and impact of the Talmud page layout, Jewish responsibility to strengthen democratic society and norms, questions about above-ground burial, a bundle of important book reviews, and more.
July 13, 2023
Published by Tradition Online at July 13, 2023
Chaim Strauchler discovers messages and questions about modern Shabbat teen culture in a new music video – this week in TRADITION Questions.
July 10, 2023
Published by Tradition Online at July 10, 2023
Yakov Yellin’s new book is ambitious because composing a code of business conduct is a challenging task no matter what particular value system stands behind it. He aims for an even larger goal because the topic of codes of conduct for Torah organizations is one that is little studied. As the Chief Compliance Officer for The Walt Disney Corporation, Yellin combined his experience and Torah scholarship to offer an important first step in a needed genre of Jewish business ethics, says Asher Meir in his review.
July 6, 2023
Published by Tradition Online at July 6, 2023
For today’s fast of 17th Tammuz, Yitzchak Blau discusses the affecting Israeli film “Agadat Hurban” (Legends of Destruction), which captivated audiences with its release two years ago. Aside from its appropriateness as we commence the Three Weeks, Blau argues that it is even timelier in light of current civil strife in the Jewish State.
July 3, 2023
Published by Tradition Online at July 3, 2023
For Independence Day let us consider what is the halakhic obligation for our community to take responsibility for strengthening the bonds of democratic community as such. Alex S. Ozar takes up this task in “Towards a Jewish Theology of Democratic Citizenship,” TRADITION Winter 2023 – now open access.
June 29, 2023
Published by Tradition Online at June 29, 2023
TRADITION concludes this year’s installment of our Editorial Board’s selections for recommended summer reading. Read the second round of recommendations and peruse previous lists of TRADITION’s Summer Book Endorsements for 2020, 2021, and 2022. Congratulations to Sammy Groner of Yonkers, NY, for first correctly predicting the highest number of books to appear on this year’s list.
June 26, 2023
Published by Tradition Online at June 26, 2023
TRADITION continues its yearly tradition of turning to our esteemed editorial board for endorsements for summer reading. Some of the picks could easily be predicted, others are quite surprising, all are worthy of your attention. Read the first of two installments.
June 22, 2023
Published by Tradition Online at June 22, 2023
Chaim Strauchler calls for more halakhic questions on gun ownership as he discusses the emergence of Jewish gun clubs and their roots in Jewish thought—this week in Tradition Questions.