Lehrhaus
Jeremiah Lockwood’s New Cantorial Blues Album, Kol Nidre, is a Yom Kippur Dream
9 Oct 2016
Jeremiah Lockwood's new album, "Kol Nidre," offers a modern take on traditional Yom Kippur liturgy, blending cantorial melodies with blues and soul elements....
9 Oct 2016
Lehrhaus
Jonah and the Varieties of Religious Motivation
9 Oct 2016
The text explores different motivations for religious commitment, focusing on the story of Jonah from the Bible. It contrasts religious motivations driven by...
9 Oct 2016
Lehrhaus
The Day I Met Shimon Peres
7 Oct 2016
The author recounts their experience meeting Shimon Peres in 1999, initially reluctant due to opposing his involvement in the Oslo Accords. Despite reservati...
7 Oct 2016
Lehrhaus
A Prayer at the Grave of Franz Rosenzweig
6 Oct 2016
The article discusses the custom of visiting the graves of Jewish saints, particularly on the day before Rosh Hashanah. The author describes her own experien...
6 Oct 2016
Lehrhaus
The Origins of Jewish Universalism: What it is, and Why it Matters
6 Oct 2016
In "The Origins of Jewish Universalism: What it is, and Why it Matters," Malka Simkovich explores how Jewish universalist ideas were prevalent in the late Se...
6 Oct 2016
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The Ballad of Cain and Adam
3 Oct 2016
In his piece "The Ballad of Cain and Adam," Ari Lamm reflects on the significance of Elul leading up to Rosh Hashanah. Drawing parallels between the Biblical...
3 Oct 2016
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The Making of a President for Yeshiva University
29 Sep 2016
Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein's unpublished memoir sheds light on the period between Dr. Bernard Revel's death in 1940 and Dr. Samuel Belkin's election as Yeshiv...
29 Sep 2016