Recent issue of Tradition, 47:1 (Spring 2014):
- “A Pistol Shot in the Middle of a Concert”–And a Shocking Statement of R. Kook by R. Shalom Carmy – Should rabbis take political stands? If they do, they should do it sensitively.
- How to Tell of the Exodus from Egypt: From the Individual to the Divine Perspective by Dr. Hillel J. Chiel – A midrashic-philosophical examination of Rambam’s view of the mitzvah to teach about the Exodus on Pesach night.
- The Balanced Path and the Path of Asceticism: The Unity of Maimonides’ Ethics by Dr. Aviram Ravitsky – Exploring Rambam’s complex theory of moral virtue.
- “A Man Takes Precedence Over A Woman When It Comes To Saving A Life”: The Modern Dilemma of Triage from a Halakhic and Ethical Perspective by Dr. Alan Jotkowitz – A survey of twentieth century rabbis on the subject.
- Treasure Trove and Kinyan Hazer by R. J. David Bleich – If you find money in a desk you buy, are you obligated to return it (or is returning it just a pious act)? Machlokes, and therefor the finder can say “kim li” and keep it.
- Contemporary Trends in Bible Scholarship of Chronicles and Kings by R. Yaakov Beasley – Review of two books by R. Hayyim Angel, praising but critical.
