This article discusses the merits of a new education model that synthesises between Jewish and general studies. To read the article, click here.
This article discusses the category of Hasidei Umot Haolam, with a focus on the achievements of Nelson Mandela. To read the article, click here.
Introduction: Parents who are concerned about their child’s proficiency in college-preparatory curricula but also serious about his or her religious development in young adulthood, are willing to spend thousands of dollars a year sending their children to...
This paper was written for the Mandel Foundation's Visions of Jewish Education project. Republished here with permission. Introduction: An ideal Modern Orthodox Jewish educational plan will simultaneously have a great deal in common with all excellent educational...
In this article from Tradition (www.TraditionOnline.org), Joel B. Wolowelsky discusses interesting and rare Aliyyot, particularly in reference to the status of Kohanim. Introduction: Some years ago, I found myself on a Monday morning in a shul not my own, sitting next...
This article presents a different way of viewing prayer. To read the article, click here.
A response from Tamar Ross to Aryeh Frimer's review of her book " Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism". The response is in the form of an open letter, and opens with a personal note. To read the response, click here. To read Aryeh Frimer's review,...
BETWEEN LOVE AND REBUKE By Shear Yashuv Cohen, Chief Rabbi of Haifa and president of Ariel Institute, Jerusalem. This article originally appeared in Tradition vol. 28 #2, 1994. For whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, as a father the son whom he favors. (Prov.3:12) I...
This article originally appeared in Tradition 29:1, 1994 I Even during the lifetime of Rabbi Soloveitchik, a debate arose amongst his interpreters and closest disciples as to just how modern a figure he was. This debate has only intensified following his death. Was...
This article originally appeared in TRADITION, Volume 13, 1973 Judaism requires humility on both religious and human grounds. It is a necessary ingredient in the religious perspective and is indispensable in social relations. The importance assigned to this character...