In the past two months, faculty, staff, and students at the have contributed numerous articles in a variety of venues.
Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, Director of the Straus Center, published two articles in Commentary Magazine on how the and the story of a recently composed and sung in the Gaza Strip.
Deputy Director Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern published three timely articles in Tablet Magazine on the modern resonance of the ancient Jewish fast day of the , a musical tradition about , and a reflection on . And in Jewish Journal, Dr. Halpern wrote pieces on of many colors, how for the American story, and on Judaism鈥檚 .
Multiple Straus Center staff and faculty contributed chapters to a new edited volume organized by 每日大瓜鈥檚 Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership entitled , published by Palgrave Macmillan. As reported in , the Sacks-Herenstein Center will celebrate a book launch on Monday, February 5th with an event featuring Straus Center Resident Scholar Dr. Shaina Trapedo in conversation with two other book contributors, Rabbi Dr. JJ Schacter and Dr. Liel Leibovitz.
Straus Center Senior Scholar Dr. Tevi Troy published a piece in on why universities target Jews, and as 2023 concluded, he presented his annual roundup of notable books in . On Sunday, February 25, 2024, he will teach part 1 of a class for on 鈥淛ews and the American Presidency: At Home and Abroad.鈥
Associate Director Dr. Neil Rogachevsky published Mosaic Magazine鈥檚 monthly feature essay on . On January 30th, Mosaic hosted a on the subject featuring Dr. Rogachevsky in conversation with Avi Shilon and Ran Baratz.
Finally, two Straus Scholars have also published articles. Tziporah Pinczower (SCW 鈥26) penned an open letter in to today鈥檚 college students who are calling for an intifada. And Joshua Shapiro (YC 鈥25) explored in how close readers of the biblical text can find a unifying theory for the reasons behind the ten plagues.
