Haim Watzman •
9 min readA story, inspired by Rav Shagar's teachings, about whether one can both mourn and rejoice in the Sukkah. It is reprinted with the author's permission from his book of short fiction, Necessary Stories, a collection of some of the stories he has published
Zachary Truboff •
7 min readThis essay explores Rav Shagar's experience during the Yom Kippur War and how it contributed to his understanding of emunah. To dwell in the sukkah is to experience not God's light but rather God's shade, and it is this model of faith we must
Zachary Truboff •
15 min readReflections on Rav Kook’s writings on love as it manifests toward God, our fellow Jews, and humanity as a whole.
Levi Morrow •
4 min readWhat are we looking for when we're studying Talmud? personal meaning or talmudic language?
Zachary Truboff •
50 min readOn the centrality of Baitiut in the thought of Rav Shagar, and our ability to feel at home with Judaism.
Ari Ze’ev Schwartz •
2 min readOne of the main goals of these dialogues is to translate Rav Shagar’s writings into the language of the reader, to clarify and show the relevancy of these important ideas for our own lives.