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Translating the Rabbis for Today

David Lasher

A widely known, at least in the Jewish world, rabbinic maxim states that there are “ shiv’im panim laTorah ” (literally translated, 70 faces to [every item in the]...

A Propensity for Mutual Respect

David Lasher

There is a great deal of merit in Rabbi Ben Greenberg’s view that shared Torah study can do more to foster Jewish inclusiveness than shared ritual. As an Orthodox...

After ClimateGate

David Lasher

After ClimateGate, scientists are asking how to fix their image. While Erin Biba in Wired blithely suggests better PR, Kenneth P. Green and Hiwa Alaghebandian at The American looks...