Recently, during the cḥazan’s repetition at Mincḥa, I noticed a fellow Baltimore Ravens fan in the back of the overflow men’s section in the shul
(Reprinted with permission from the author. This article first appeared in Mosaic.) Among this year’s recipients of the Israel Prize, the country’s highest honor, is
There was a great deal of religious ambivalence about Zionism in its early years. On one hand, the return to the Land of Israel had
There was a great deal of religious ambivalence about Zionism in its early years. On one hand, the return to the Land of Israel had
Each year, during the days and weeks leading up to Pesach, my social media feeds inevitably fill up with Ashkenazic laments about the custom to
On a recent trip to Vienna, I found myself wandering the streets of the Innere Stadt late at night. I was struck by a certain
