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Tradition Journal Tradition is the quarterly Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought published since 1958 by the Rabbinical Council of America.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ - TRADITIONโ€™s seasonal roundup of noteworthy new titles in Jewish studies and learning (linked ...
30/11/2025

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ - TRADITIONโ€™s seasonal roundup of noteworthy new titles in Jewish studies and learning (linked in comments), with offerings on a range of Biblical books, American Modern Orthodoxy on Aliya, libraries and Jewish printing, Rav Kook in translation, engaging dispute, and moreโ€ฆ

A TRADITION Thanksgiving tradition....
27/11/2025

A TRADITION Thanksgiving tradition....

This post is about Arlo Guthrieโ€™s โ€œAlice's Restaurant,โ€ and it's about Arlo, and the Restaurant, but "Alice's Restaurant" is not about a restaurant. Instead, Rina Chaya Shamilov connects the Thanksgiving folk music classic to the Pesach story, charts a journey through its music, and questions ...

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜: ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - What did R. Moshe Feinstein, who said the USA is a Medina shel Hesed, ...
27/11/2025

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜: ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - What did R. Moshe Feinstein, who said the USA is a Medina shel Hesed, think of one of the most iconic American holidays? Moshe Kurtz explains that it depends on which of his several responsa one is looking at (linked in the comments). Unpack the Thanksgiving Iggerot Mosheโ€ฆ.

Thanks to our friends at Jewish Review of Books for featuring the recent essay in TRADITION by Alex Israel which drew on...
26/11/2025

Thanks to our friends at Jewish Review of Books for featuring the recent essay in TRADITION by Alex Israel which drew on an exchange in JRB between Rabbi Sacks and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. (They also highlight a new work of Agnon translation by our editor Jeffrey Saks!)

The curious case of the sword and the cup.

๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ - TRADITION is delighted to share this recording of a talk by...
23/11/2025

๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ - TRADITION is delighted to share this recording of a talk by Dr. Erica Brown delivered through YU's Sacks-Herenstein Center, commemorating the recent 5th yahrzeit of Rabbi Sacks (linked in comments). Brown speaks about her contribution to TRADITIONโ€™s special issue on the Intellectual Legacy of Rabbi Sacks, titled โ€œStaying Alive: The Dangers of Leadership.โ€

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—ž๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ - โ€œKumaโ€ is a breathtaking, nearly ten-foot illustrated scroll by the late Staff Sgt. Eitan Rosenzweig, d...
20/11/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—ž๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ - โ€œKumaโ€ is a breathtaking, nearly ten-foot illustrated scroll by the late Staff Sgt. Eitan Rosenzweig, displayed at Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem, who created it when he was nineteen years old (see link in comments). The artwork weaves together Jungian theories of the unconscious, the mythologist Joseph Campbellโ€™s concept of the heroic journey, and imagery drawn from Western art and Jewish history. Sarah Rindner Blum, says it is a work of art that one must study rather than merely observe.

๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ, ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† - Rabbi Sacks believed that, out of the science of positive psyc...
16/11/2025

๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ, ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† - Rabbi Sacks believed that, out of the science of positive psychology, and in conversation with cognitive behavioral therapy, a new Musar movement could be established. In this episode of the Tradition Podcast (linked in first comment), Tamra Wright and Mordechai Schiffman begin to unpack what this might mean in light of their co-authored essay โ€œRadical Resilience: Hope, Agency and Community,โ€ from TRADITIONโ€™s recent special issue on the intellectual legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. They are joined for the conversation by that volumeโ€™s co-editor, Samuel Lebens.

Tradition Today Summit covered in The Jewish Link.
15/11/2025

Tradition Today Summit covered in The Jewish Link.

Tradition, the premier journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought, published quarterly by the RCA since 1958, convened its second Tradition Summit at Congregation Rinat Yisrael on Sunday, November 9. Partnering with the Azrieli School of Jewish Education and the administration of Yeshiva University, the day...

TRADITION is delighted to share this recording of a talk by Dr. Erica Brown delivered through Yeshiva Universityโ€™s Sacks...
13/11/2025

TRADITION is delighted to share this recording of a talk by Dr. Erica Brown delivered through Yeshiva Universityโ€™s Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership, commemorating the recent 5th yahrzeit of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Brown speaks about her contribution to TRADITIONโ€™s special issue on the Intellectual Legacy of Rabbi Sacks, titled โ€œStaying Alive: The Dangers of Leadershipโ€ โ€“ open access at:
The essay examines the theme of leadership in a variety of R. Sacksโ€™ works, exploring both his methodology and how to situate his thinking within the broader academic discipline of leadership. R. Sacks focused on how to inspire and motivate lay and professional leaders within the Jewish community. To that end, he distilled his wisdom into seven principles of leadership, which reflected the leadership dilemmas and crises he faced and during his own tenure as Chief Rabbi.

TRADITION is delighted to share this recording of a talk by Dr. Erica Brown delivered through Yeshiva Universityโ€™s Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Lea...

This Sunday at Kingsway Jewish Center in Brooklyn: Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman will be giving a shiur based on the TRA...
13/11/2025

This Sunday at Kingsway Jewish Center in Brooklyn: Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman will be giving a shiur based on the TRADITION essay he co-authored with Dr. Tamra Wright for the special issue in honor of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, โ€œRadical Resilience: Hope, Agency & Community in the Thought of Rabbi Sacks.โ€

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜: ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ - Who has ownership over this โ€œUnpacking the Iggerotโ€ series...
13/11/2025

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜: ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ - Who has ownership over this โ€œUnpacking the Iggerotโ€ series โ€“ Rabbi Moshe Feinstein or Rabbi Moshe Kurtz (or perhaps TRADITION)? Perhaps none of the above! Is there even such a concept as ownership over Torah or other forms of intellectual property? Read more at link in first comment...

๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ - As part of the Tradition Today Summit we hosted a communit...
12/11/2025

๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ - As part of the Tradition Today Summit we hosted a community wide public Keynote Address by Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter on โ€œHistorical Realities and Educational Methodologies: Then and Now.โ€ This was the capstone to a daylong closed conference exploring โ€œEducating Our Children to Be Ovdei Hashem in a Modern World: Challenges and Opportunities.โ€ Watch or listen now at link in comments.

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