Tag: Rabbi Jeffrey Saks

Shmuel Yosef Agnon, a renowned figure in modern Hebrew fiction, is celebrated for his profound and beloved literary works that draw on traditional Jewish texts like the siddur, Hebrew Bible, and rabbinic literature, playing a key role in the revival of modern Hebrew literature worldwide.
In this conversation between Rabbis Joseph Dweck and Jeffrey Saks, they discuss the extremes within Judaism.
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks, a series editor at the SY Agnon Library at Toby Press, talks about the upcoming release of a 15-volume collection of stories by the renowned Israeli author, some of which will be published in English for the first time.
The appointment of Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman as President of Yeshiva University offers a moment to reflect on the state of Modern Orthodoxy in the U.S. while highlighting a deeper issue affecting American Orthodoxy and YU, emphasizing a lack of leadership and the departure of future leaders to Israel.