The Jewish Pursuit of Knowledge
BY MORIAH SCHRANZ There is a common stereotype that Jewish people are smart, or at least care deeply about their intellectual pursuits and development. While every stereotype is flawed,… Read More
Lessons from Under Devorah’s Date Tree
BY RITA SETTON If one were to choose Judaism’s most prominent or distinguished teacher, Moshe Rabbeinu or Avraham Avinu instantly come to mind—and with good reason. During their lives,… Read More
My Tutors’ Joy and the Joys of Tutoring: The Power of Non-Traditional Learning Methods
BY YARDENA FRANKLIN Since before I can remember, I have been going to shul with my dad, my very first tutor. Listening to the davening and leyning long before… Read More
Learning as Creation: The Power of Jewish Education
BY ZACHARY KROHN It is no secret that education is one of the highest values of Judaism, and one can give many reasons for why that is the case. Read More
Living A Double Life
BY GALIT ALSAYGH The Tanakh has a stance on Jews in golah, exile. To assimilate or to isolate? To practice or to neglect? To be active or to be… Read More
Zionism: An Urgent Call We Cannot Ignore
BY KEDMA ROSENZWEIG In the early twentieth century, former Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis proclaimed, “To be good Americans, we must be better Jews, and to be better… Read More
Remaining an Or L’Goyim in a Post-October 7 World
BY GILA GRAUER October 7 was a day that will never be forgotten, not by Israelis nor by Jews all over the world, who all united to mourn the… Read More
Shining Our Light Unto the Nations Through Jewish Teachings
BY ADIN LINDEN Jewish history is rife with enemies, from the Egyptians to the descendants of Amalek, a lineage that is seen as the greatest enemy of the Jews… Read More
Between Separating Ourselves and Seeing Ourselves in Others
BY YAEL BURGESS EISENBERG When a gentile came before Hillel and said he would convert to Judaism if Hillel could teach him the entire Torah while standing on one… Read More
Our God-Given Light: Its Meaning and Basis in Jewish Tradition
BY RAANAN VANDERWALDE There is a Jewish belief that it is our role to shine a light unto the nations. Many of us are familiar with this idea and… Read More