Ameilut in the Age of AI | The Lehrhaus
Max Hollander examines the relationship between Jewish thought and AI through the lens of the value of amelut.| The Lehrhaus
David Polsky explores a passage in the Sifrei that is key to articulating a Halakahic position on withholding food as a military tactic. The post The Starvation of Gaza: A Halakhic Argument appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
Dan Ornstein juxtaposes the narratives of Cain and Jonah and explores the motif of anger. The post A Tale of Two Rages: God Confronts Cain and Jonah appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
Max Hollander examines the relationship between Jewish thought and AI through the lens of the value of amelut.| The Lehrhaus
Maccabees Redux | The Lehrhaus
The Trees of Eden and the Trees of the Siege: Conquest and Protection| The Lehrhaus
The Nature Of Theodicy| The Lehrhaus
Tradition for Non-Traditional Jews| The Lehrhaus
Julian Alper analyzes two paintings which feature etrogim, Marc Chagall’s “Feast Day (Rabbi with Lemon)” and Paula Gans's “In Prayer at Sukkot,” through the lens of a commentary by Rabbi Norman Lamm. The post Julian Alper — Painting the Etrog: A Topsy-Turvy Tale of Etrog Painting appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
The tokhahah in Leviticus 26 is frequently read as a tragedy, warning of the dire consequences of sin and national failure. Ahead of Yom Kippur 5786, Milton Torres-Ceron offers a new reading, informed by the traditional "pardes" method, that frames Leviticus 26 as an affirmation on unwavering divine companionship with Israel. The post Divine Companionship in the Tokhahah: A Textual Analysis appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
Michael Kurin discusses the connections between the Akeidah and the Rosh Hashanah services. The post A Day of Remembrance: From Torah Reading to Shofar Blast appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
Chaim Saiman explores the grammatical structures of Yom Kippur mussaf, particularly in comparison to Torah reading. The post Lifnei Hashem Tit’haru — The Hinge of Leviticus and the Heart of Yom Kippur appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
In this poem, Mel Waldman considers life and its tribulations over coffee. The post Before Erev Yom Kippur appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
In this essay, Yehoshua November presents a model for preparing for the High Holidays The post Running and Returning: A Personal Reflection on Prayer, Contemporary Poetry, and Yom Kippur’s Neilah Service appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
In this essay, Danny Groner reflects on the elements that make a synagogue a true house of worship. The post When My Synagogue Closed appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
Yisroel Benporat juxtaposes the Akeidah with the Splitting of the Sea as similar tests of faith.| The Lehrhaus
Lehrhaus is a forum to generate thoughtful and dynamic discourse exploring the depth and diversity of Jewish ideas.| The Lehrhaus
In honor of Rosh Hashanah 5786, Akiva Weisinger retells and reimagines the parable of the king "who wished to be seen, but did not want to be seen."| The Lehrhaus
In this short fiction narrative, David Zvi Kalman imagines a world in which figures such as Maimonides can be summoned through artificial intelligence, causing people and programs alike to contend with new and age-old questions.| The Lehrhaus
In a lyrical meditation on his wife's suffering, Mel Waldman reflects on the compassion of the rabbis who brought divinity into their lives| The Lehrhaus
Chaim Trachtman compares science and theodicy based on a novel read of the book of Job.| The Lehrhaus
Roy Pinchot responds to Zach Truboff's article decrying the ethical and spiritual costs of the war.| The Lehrhaus
Tzniut, much discussed in the Modern Orthodox community, is not an end but a means, prompting us to the higher value of awareness of being in the Divine presence.| The Lehrhaus
Steven Gotlib review's Elliot Cosgrove's "For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today," which urges unity among American Jewry.| The Lehrhaus
As part of his Legal Fictions creative project, Dovid Campbell reimagines the content of Mishna Yevamot 16:6 in an evocative narrative.| The Lehrhaus
TIMELY INTERVENTION| The Lehrhaus
Avi Schwartz reflects on the life and teachings of Rabbi Dr. Neil Danzig, Z"L.| The Lehrhaus
Ron Ennis explores the similarities and differences between Rambam, Maharal, and Rema, in their approaches to conflicts between science and Torah.| The Lehrhaus
Two Men Enter the Vacated Space ...| The Lehrhaus
Max Hollander analyzes the Talmudic narrative of Pardes and the four rabbis who entered it.| The Lehrhaus
Shimi Kaufman explores the nature of the obligation to learn and to teach Torah.| The Lehrhaus
The death of Nadav and Avihu is difficult to explain, perhaps even impossible to approach through the medium of language. In a composition crossing the boundaries of original drashah, Breslov thought, poetry, visual art, and historical fiction, Akiva Weisinger renders the tragedy of Nadav and Avihu as a reflection of the Vacated Space beyond human language.| The Lehrhaus
Yosi Amram contends with the notion of being part of a Chosen People, exploring its universality across cultures and the responsibilities this chosenness entails.| The Lehrhaus
Ethan Zadoff discusses what Israel education should look like post-October 7.| The Lehrhaus
Print 🖨 PDF 📄 eBook 📱 Oran Zweiter The first collection of she’elot u-teshuvot (rabbinic responsa to communal queries) printed in the United States, Ohel Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Fried (1903), provides a glimpse into immigrant life on New York’s Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century.[1] His series of teshuvot […]| The Lehrhaus
