Orthodoxy
The traditionalism of the Ḥatam Sofer.
The Orthodox live near hipsters but vote like Mormons.
Did Samson Raphael Hirsch seek compromise or synthesis?
Beyond Unorthodox.
The dangers of ignoring a medieval tradition.
Maury Litwack’s campaign to rescue America’s non-public schools and solve the Jewish community’s tuition crisis.
The historian brothers join us to talk about their Jewish upbringing, and the different paths they took away from the Conservative Judaism of their parents.
Moshe Koppel’s new book Judaism Straight Up looks at today’s progressive and traditional moral psychologies and finds one wanting.
The Fox and the Lamm.
States can impose restrictions on houses of worship, so long as they are not discriminatory.
When the established rabbis go silent, others, including civic-minded philanthropists and charismatic outsiders with inflammatory social-media presences, fill the void.
Thanks in part to record voter turnout.
We ought not turn a blind eye to the degradation of our moral climate in exchange for parochial political interests.
Some reflections on solitary prayer and mixed-sex seating.