The Rabbinical Council of America recently released the archives of its journal “Tradition” to the public. For those interested in Modern Orthodox Judaism and the development, Tradition is an invaluable resource as a window into its intellectual history. With all the great articles to choose from, Rabbi Yuter welcomes special guest Rabbi Avraham Bronstein to discuss some of their favorites.
Here is the list of articles discussed, all links are in PDF format.
Josh’s Picks | Avraham’s Picks |
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Lamm, Norman. “The Religious Implications of Extraterrestrial Life.“ 2 Tradition 7-8 (1965-1966): 5-56. | Lebowitz, Yeshayahu. “In Defense of “Separation” in Israel.” Tradition 2.2 (1960): 203-217. Gan-Zvi, Israel. “Against “Separation” in Israel.” Tradition 2.2 (1960): 218-236. |
Soloveitchik, Joseph B. “Confrontation / Addendum.” Tradition 6.2 (1964). 3 | Geller, Victor. “How Jewish Is Jewish Suburbia?.” Tradition 2.2 (1960): 318-330. |
Leibowitz, Isiah. “The Spiritual and Religious Meaning of Victory and Might.” Trans. Isaac Gottlieb. Tradition 10.3 (1969): 5-11. | Rackman, Emanuel. “The Future of Jewish Law.” Tradition 6.2 (1964): 121-131. |
Tendler, Moshe David. “The Anatomy of a Responsum: The Kashruth of Vinegar Produced From Wine Alcohol.” Tradition 22.4 (1987): 47-55. | Wyschogrod, Michael. “The Jewish Interest in Vietnam.” Tradition 8.4 (1966): 5-18. |
Lichtenstein, Aaron. “The Israeli Chief Rabbinate: A Current Halakhic Perspective.” Tradition 26.4 (1992): 26-38. | Lichtenstein, Aharon, et al. “A Rabbinic Exchange on Baruch Goldstein’s Funeral.” Tradition 28.4 (1994): 59-63. Shapira, Avraham, and Aharon Lichtenstein. “A Rabbinic Exchange on the Gaza Disengagement.” Tradition 40.1 (2007): 17-44. Lichtenstein, Aharon, and Avraham Yisrael Sylvestky. “A Rabbinic Exchange on the Gaza Disengagement, Part Two.” Tradition 40.2 (2007): 49-70. |
Other Referenced articles:
Frimer, Aryeh A. and Dov Frimer. “Women’s Prayer Services – Theory and Practice.” Tradition 30.2 (1998): 5-118.
Soloveitchik, Haym. “Rupture and Reconstruction: The Transformation of Contemporary Orthodoxy.” Tradition 28.4 (1994): 64-130.
Notable Theme Issues:
- Vol. 2 No. 2: Spring 1960 – Religion and State in Israel
- Vol. 17 No 2: Spring 1978 – Writings of R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik
- Vol 27 No. 4: Summer 1993 – Rabbinic Authority
An Excel file (.xls) with a spreadsheet of every article in the Tradition archive is available here.
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Notes:
- Sharfman, Solomon, J. “Forward.” Tradition 1.1 (1958): 5-6. p. 5. R. Sharfman was a former president of the Rabbinical Council of America. ↩
- Mistakenly filed in the archive as “Terrestrial Life” ↩
- The original essay “Confrontation” was published in the cited volume pages 5-29. The Addendum was published in the compilation book A Treasury of Tradition. ↩