Articles
"But We Are Guilty for Our Daughters"
“But We Are Guilty for Our Daughters”: Lessons Learned from the History of Jewish Girls’ Education in Germany and Eastern Europe in the Nineteenth Century
Review of Rabbi Hayyim Angel's New Book
In his search for pshat and the most reasonable explanation the author presents Tanakh unvarnished, and in so doing challenges the reader to think deeply, appreciate nuance, and continue to seek the “keys to encountering God in his Palace”.
'Are There Any Jews in Ghana?' -- Hierarchies of Obligation and the Jewish Community
Are there any Jews in Ghana?' I was asked this question numerous times after my return from Sub-SaharanAfrica in January, 2008. I had participated in a service trip with the AmericanJewish World Service (AJWS) through which 25 rabbinical students from acrossthe denominational spectrum, together with group leaders and ascholar-in-residence (Rabbi Rolando Matalon of Congregation Bnei Jeshurun inNew York,) had visited a village in Ghana to work with the local community andto learn about the challenges facing people there.
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Book Review
It's All Relative: The Contemporary Orthodox Jewish Family in America
“It’s All Relative: The Contemporary Orthodox Jewish Family in America”
by Chaim I. Waxman
Reflections on Halakha and Piety
Amazingly, Jews have flourished for nearly