June 16, 2025
The life of moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, who passed away last month at age 96, constituted a roaming intellectual and spiritual journey. His critique of secular moral theories that had emerged out of the Enlightenment as abject failures should cause people of faith to pay attention to his writing. Daniel Rynhold observes that most Orthodox Jews have been exposed to MacIntyre through his profound impact on the thought and teachings of R. Jonathan Sacks—and encourages us to dig deeper into the source.
June 14, 2025
As Israel ends Shabbat many are exiting their safe rooms and first starting to absorb the news of the past 24 hours. In my home in Efrat we entered the "mamad" with the sirens right at the moment of candle lighting on Friday, and have been in and out since. The anxiety of the moment draws our mind back to one of the most arresting posts TRADITION has published since October 7, 2023: this reflective essay by Israeli poet Bacol Serlui. Please read it with prayer for Israel and those standing in its defense. —Jeffrey Saks, Editor
June 12, 2025
Chaim Strauchler questions the non-materialist social effects of contemporary Yom Tov travel programs and their growing popularity.
June 9, 2025
Rachel Auerbach was a writer and journalist who worked for the Polish and Yiddish press in pre-war Poland when Emanuel Ringelblum, the chronicler-martyr of the Warsaw Ghetto, drafted her to the Oyneg Shabbos archival group, which heroically documented the Nazi oppression. In his review of Aurbach’s “The Jewish Revolt” David Bernstein profiles Auerbach as an inspiring, mission-driven woman.
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