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Essay In Whose Image? Maimonides Among the Portraits of Lawgivers Earlier this week, Zev Eleff wrote about religious disputes in American advice columns and how social media is impacting Modern Orthodox Judaism. He has been guest… Zev Eleff August 26, 2016
Essay The New Digital Discourse and Modern Orthodox Judaism Zev Eleff is the author of Modern Orthodox Judaism: A Documentary History. He is guest blogging for Jewish Book Council all week as part of the Visiting Scribe… Zev Eleff August 24, 2016
Essay Orthodox Judaism and its Conversion to the Cult of Compartmentalization Zev Eleff is the author of Modern Orthodox Judaism: A Documentary History. He is guest blogging for Jewish Book Council all week as part of the Visiting Scribe… Zev Eleff August 22, 2016
Essay The Chuppah: What’s Happening Underneath? Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff’s new book, Will Jew Marry Me? is a great selection with the Jewish celebration of Tu B’Av on the horizon. Rabbi Hajioff is guest blogging… Lawrence Hajioff August 17, 2016
Essay Would Tu B’Av Dating Work Today? Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff’s new book, Will Jew Marry Me? is a great selection with the Jewish celebration of Tu B’Av on the horizon. Rabbi Hajioff is guest blogging… Lawrence Hajioff August 15, 2016
Essay Dispatch from South Africa’s First Jewish Literary Festival, Part II Recently invited to speak at South Africa’s first-ever festival of Jewish literature, The Rowing Lesson author Anne Landsman shares the story of her visit and the… Anne Landsman August 10, 2016
