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What is Lost as We Eliminate the Impossible: Jews and Public Schools by Gidon Rothstein
Sherlock Holmes’ advice, “Eliminate the impossible; whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truth,” made a deep impression on me. It seemed so logical, so unequivocal, so indisputable1. In the years since I...
Read more of this articleEnhancing Prayer – and thereby Faith and Spirituality – in the Modern Orthodox World by Yaakov Bieler
At the recent ChampionsGate V national leadership conference sponsored by Yeshiva University, the “Leadership Track” in which I participated, was dedicated to grappling with contemporary...
Read more of this articleNew Tradition – 43:2, Featuring Debate Between Rabbis Eli Shulman and Michael Broyde on Women’s Hair Covering
Vol. 43, No. 2, Summer 2010 Editor’s Note: “He Thought She Was Drunk” by Shalom Carmy Towards a Jewish Bioethic: The Case of Truth-Telling by Judah L. Goldberg The Limits of Religious Optimism: The Hazon...
Read more of this articleWould We Recognize the Ten Plagues Today? by Gidon Rothstein
Thinking of the question raised in the title of this essay, we might instinctively answer, of course, because we’ve seen this movie so many times before. Were Moses to come today and tell us to do—well, whatever, really, but...
Read more of this articleLaw vs. Philosophy?: A Maimonidean Teleology of Halacha by Elliot M. Salinger
Indubitably, the הלכה is the force which affects us as religious Jews more than any other. Both in its study and practice, the הלכה has immense control over our day to day lives and long term beliefs, values, and decisions....
Read more of this articleFrom Our Archives: Writings of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook
Friday, August 13th (the 3rd of Elul) is the 75th yahrzeit of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, zt”l (1865-1935), a leading figure of religious Zionism. In commemoration, we highlight several select essays from our archives...
Read more of this articleFrom Where Shall Truth Be Found? by Gidon Rothstein
On two recent occasions, I have had the similar and unsettling experience of noting the importance of finding the truth, only to have listeners speak of the impossibility, or at least great difficulty, of that task, on even basic...
Read more of this articleHomosexuality and Halakha: In Tradition and Beyond
In light of the public discussion surrounding the recent Statement of Principles on homosexuality and Judaism, penned by one of our regular contributors, Text & Texture is making available some of the Tradition articles that...
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