Jewish Communal Workers, Preacher’s Kid Syndrome, and Sefer Shmuel
…from our study of Jewish history, and we certainly know this to be true from countless episodes in Tanach. It is important to remember, however, that while a child may…
Saul Lieberman and his Ketubah, Driving on Shabbat, an Unusual Marriage Practice, Girls born on Friday, and More
…to this, and that was his ketubah. In order to help solve the Agunah problem, Lieberman proposed including in the ketubah a clause that the husband and wife authorize the…
Le-Tacen Olam (לתכן עולם): Establishing the Correct Text in Aleinu
…כון) found numerous times in the Tanakh (Jer. 30:20; Ps. 89:22, 93:1, 96:10, and 141:2; Prv. 12:19 and 20:18; I Kings 2:12; I Ch. 16:30; and II Ch. 8:16, 29:35,…
Birds’ Heads, Romaine Lettuce, and the Art of Reading a Haggadah
…much scholarship. Medieval Jewish and Christian artists often employed similar pictorial conventions; when similarities are observed, scholars have typically identified the Christian source, labeled the Jewish version as dependent, and…
The 1908 Student Strike at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary: A Newly Discovered Document
…English.[3] While that strike was settled, another student strike and a lockout occurred over similar issues in May 1908. The strike was ended when changes were promised by the board…
The Rabbi, the Rebbe, and the Messiah
…despite his death. Many people would struggle to point to any other similar times in history, besides for the Shabbethai Tzvi affair and his various successors[1], where someone was thought…
