Rabbinical student Sruli Fruchter critiques the Israeli government's response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, highlighting the moral implications for Zio...

Sruli Fruchter discusses the challenge of understanding the complex, poetic narrative of Anne Michaels' 2023 novel, "Held," which explores love, memory, and ...

The exploration of faith and identity loss is central to the tale of Elisha ben Abuyah, a Talmudic sage who transformed into the heretic Acher after a journe...

The IRS's proposed policy change to allow clergy to endorse political candidates from the pulpit challenges the apolitical nature of synagogues, threatening ...

Reflecting on the 1967 Summer of Love, this article contrasts the era's hippie counterculture with the disciplined life proposed by Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein...

In an exploration of the 1967 Summer of Love, Sruli Fruchter reflects on the hippie movement's emphasis on personal freedom and liberation from societal norm...

Sephardic Jewry and its rich cultural and historical contributions face erasure within broader Jewish communities, especially in places like the United State...

Sruli Fruchter discusses the marginalization of Sephardic Jewry within mixed Ashkenazi-Sephardic communities in the United States. Despite the rich contribut...

Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, known as the Baal Ha-Sulam, sought to revolutionize spirituality in the face of modern crises. Emphasizing Kabbalistic teachings li...

The discussion of fine-tuning in physics has shifted the narrative regarding religious belief versus atheism. Traditional scientific views often portrayed re...