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Has Aaron Rodgers been learning Torah at his offseason retreat?

Louis Keene in Forward · 11 Jan

During a remote appearance on an NFL talk show, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers displayed a bookshelf with Jewish volumes, including an Artscroll Tanach and a Chumash Mesoras HaRav.

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That Pain You’re Feeling Is Peoplehood

Sapir · 1 Nov 2023

The author reflects on the October 7 massacres in Israel and the pain it caused for the Jewish people.

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What Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik said about Jews who turn religious

RSchaechter in Forward · 10 Sep 2023

A newly uploaded video recording from 1969 features Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik discussing baaley teshuva, Jews who become observant.

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Loving Jews Whose Views We Hate

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 24 Jul 2023

The author announces that there will be a conversation instead of a guest on their upcoming Zoom call.

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Rabbi Sacks: From Anglo-Jewry to Chief Rabbi of the World

Benjamin Elton in Lehrhaus · 11 Jan 2021

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, was a highly influential figure in Anglo-Jewry and the global Jewish community.

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Abraham’s “Diminished” Weeping: An Orthographic Note Inspired by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Zt”l

Gabriel Slamovits in Lehrhaus · 13 Nov 2020

The author explores the significance of a minuscule letter, kaf, in the word "to weep" in the description of Abraham mourning Sarah's death in this week's Torah portion.

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Pandemic, Partnership, and Progress: A Vision for a post-Covid Modern Orthodoxy

Alan Jotkowitz in Lehrhaus · 2 Nov 2020

In this article, Alan Jotkowitz discusses the theological response needed in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, racial unrest, and environmental crises.

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How to Pray in a Plague

Stuart Halpern in Tablet · 1 May 2020

In the midst of challenging times such as a pandemic, the act of prayer becomes a crucial and perplexing practice for observant Jews, who are commanded to find kavannah, or purpose and intentionality, in their prayers.

0 History Holidays

When the Destruction of the Temple Isn’t an Abstract Historical Event

Beth Kissileff in Tablet · 9 Aug 2019

The writer reflects on how the events of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018, have deeply impacted their community, making them reevaluate the observance of Tisha B'Av, a day commemorating various catastrophes in Jewish history.