The Commentator

A Hebrew Beyond Hebrew

By Tikva Hecht

A couple of semesters ago, I took a class entitled Philosophy of Talmudic Perspectives and Values.  Though the Talmud is not part of formal Western philosophy, the class examined to what extent it is possible to gain philosophic insights from Gemara texts.

All of Them Are Right: Your Postmodern Derekh Halimmud

By Ben Greenfield

How We Learn, Why We Learn: The Poetic Aim in Talmud Torah

By Shira Schwartz

Pilpul and Lomdut: Similarities and Differences

By Ephraim Meth

Torah is Not Just a Collection of Dinim: An Interview with Rav Herschel Schachter

By Ari Lamm

Unification

By Yosef Bronstein

Aggada and Aharonim

By Rabbi Yitzchak Blau

Grasping the Truth

By Chava Chaitovsky

On Preparing for the War of Torah: An Argument for More Bekius

By Alex Ozar

The Gra and Reb Chaim: Forgotten History

By Isaac Lebwohl

Torat Hayim: A Modern Derekh of Tanakh Study

By Jaimie Fogel

Why I Learn: A Woman's Perspective

By Shoshana Samuels

Isha Yefat Torah?

Responding to Issue 2

By Ben Greenfield