What Hollywood Can Learn from the Ancient Rabbis
November 8, 2023
The rabbinic renderings of Og should serve as a helpful guide to those composing the coming generation of screen content.
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern is Senior Adviser to the Provost of Yeshiva University and Deputy Director of Y.U.’s Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought. His books include "The Promise of Liberty: A Passover Haggada," which examines the Exodus story’s impact on the United States, "Esther in America," "Gleanings: Reflections on Ruth" and "Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: The Hebrew Bible in the United States."
Three New Views of Ecclesiastes
October 4, 2023
In Koren’s threefold cord of commentaries on Kohelet, seasons of students have been given interpretive riches with which to sharpen their thinking as they turn the pages of the musings of a monarch from millennia ago — about life, its limits, its possibilities, and what truly matters under the sun.
Restoring the American Story
January 12, 2023
This spring, on March 19, 2023, Yeshiva University, in a historic collaboration across multiple organizations and multiple faiths, is convening a conference called “Restoring the American Story” for high school educators on its Wilf campus in New York City.
Why America Needs a Sabbatical Year
December 8, 2021
The infrastructure measure’s millions of beneficiaries would be wise to consider how an ancient biblical national project of renewal, observed this year in Israel, might shape the cultural impact of the changes to come.
The Enduring Story of Esther in America
February 16, 2021
The modern era continues to see deep interest in the heroes of the Purim story.
Yeshiva President Rabbi Lamm, Harrison Ford, and Humility
June 8, 2020
Rabbi Lamm’s description of a confident humility encapsulated his life’s project.
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