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Sources Lessons on American Antisemitism from the Grand Union Hotel 4 Apr 2023
The article revisits the infamous Seligman Affair, an incident in 1877 where prominent Jewish banker Joseph Seligman was barred from the Grand Union Hotel in...
4 Apr 2023
Tablet A Different Ball Game 30 Mar 2022
Yeshiva University basketball star Ryan Turell plans to enter the NBA draft and become the first Orthodox Jewish player in the league. One of the main challe...
30 Mar 2022
Lehrhaus Modern Orthodoxy is a Swing State 18 Jan 2021
The term "Modern Orthodoxy" has been debated within the Orthodox Jewish community, with some arguing that the label is unnecessary and that the disagreements...
18 Jan 2021
Lehrhaus “A Cruel Loss to Judaism in America”: Solomon Hurwitz, Torah u-Madda Day School Pioneer 27 Apr 2020
Solomon Hurwitz, a forgotten pioneer in Jewish education in America, tragically died of the Spanish Flu in 1920 at the age of 32. As the founding principal o...
27 Apr 2020
Tablet Farewell to William Helmreich, Masterful Chronicler of the Yeshiva World 6 Apr 2020
Professor William Helmreich, a distinguished sociologist at City College who recently passed away due to COVID-19, was known for his insightful exploration o...
6 Apr 2020
Lehrhaus The Balabatish Daf Yomi Revolution 14 Jan 2020
The text discusses the historical development of the Daf Yomi movement, which involves studying a page of the Talmud daily to complete the entire Babylonian ...
14 Jan 2020
Lehrhaus Digital Discourse and the Democratization of Jewish Learning 24 May 2018
The discussion revolves around the impact of digital tools on Jewish learning, particularly in Torah study. Rabbi Hayyim of Volozhin believed that with print...
24 May 2018
Lehrhaus The Brachos Bee and Becoming American Orthodox Jews 29 Jan 2018
The Brachos Bee, conceptualized by Rabbi Dovid Price in 1971 and organized by Torah Umesorah, was a competitive event for Orthodox Jewish day schools in New ...
29 Jan 2018
Lehrhaus Rabbi Norman Lamm and His Crusade for the Jewish Home 20 Dec 2017
Rabbi Norman Lamm, a prominent Orthodox Jewish leader, emphasized the importance of the Jewish family as a sanctuary and a stronghold of religious tradition ...
20 Dec 2017
Lehrhaus The “Between-the-Lines” Faith of Rabbi Hershel Schachter 4 Dec 2017
Rabbi Hershel Schachter's faith centers on the concept of mesorah, the chain of rabbinic transmission that upholds Orthodox tradition, guided by divine inter...
4 Dec 2017