He understood his adopted country’s potential, and its vulnerabilities.

And how much does its ideology matter?

The month of Elul.

In today’s world, all men of faith are lonely.

And why does Judaism need so many?

A rabbi’s reflections.

Setting an example of the Jewish commitment to both the universal and the covenantal.

Jews never shunned artistic depictions of reality.

Modern Orthodoxy vs. humility.

Breaking down the wall.

The Last Rabbi.

Ben-Gurion, Strauss, and Soloveitchik.

Some rabbis have treated God like a petulant member of the Knesset.

Holding out for a Hall-of-Famer.