Religious toleration and its limits.
Shababnikim.
“The less we force Judaism, the more people will choose it.”
An open letter from Orthodox rabbinic leaders.
“We are trying . . . to decentralize the power of the chief rabbinate.”
Rabbi A.Y. Kook and the difference between a philosopher and a religious personality.
The Diaspora strikes back.
It’s hard to point to a fundamental disagreement between the religious Zionist and haredi communities.
Too many people see the Torah only in terms of its restrictions.
They may not be celebrities or social-media influencers, but they are helping the Jewish people in profound ways.
Nowhere does halakhah call for a state monopoly.
A test of society’s religious and moral mettle—and of halakhic flexibility.
Transparency and competition will help reduce corruption and other ills.
The lessons of powerlessness.