Essay
God and the Fourth of July
Asked to propose a national seal in 1776, Franklin and Jefferson chose religious themes.
Speech
“Confrontation” and Religious Freedom in America
What Joseph B. Soloveitchik's famous essay teaches about human nature and religious freedom in America.
Essay
The Jews of the American Revolution
A ritual for Memorial Day at a cemetery in downtown Manhattan.
Essay
What’s Missing from Jewish Conservatism?
The key to Jewish continuity lies in observance of Jewish law.
Essay
When Lincoln Died on Passover
Seeing Lincoln's death through Jewish eyes.
Speech
The Politics of the Haggadah
Watch Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, and Rabbi Soloveichik discuss the Haggadah's political vision.
Speech
Kohen, King, Rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva: Models of Jewish Leadership from the Maccabees to Today
For Jewish leaders, the ability to build relationships with real people with unique identities is…
Speech
Jews and Power
Rabbi Soloveichik reflects on a subject that, in a new era of Jewish sovereignty, is…
Essay
God Delivered the Pilgrims—and My People
Thanksgiving always had particular resonance for one group of religious freedom-seekers.
Speech
Atheism, Fundamentalism and the Future of Faith, with Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Rabbi Soloveichik sits down with Rabbi Lord Sacks to discuss leadership in the Jewish community…