Articles by Ilana Gadish

A Response to Ariel Caplan

By Ilana Gadish | Comment ()
Dear Editors,   I am writing in response to Ariel Caplan’s article in the previous issue of Kol Hamevaser, titled “Rav Lakhen Benot Yisrael: Humility and Rabba-nut.”[i] I was initially unsure whether or not to draft this response, for fear that it would be insufficient in addressing ... Read more →

The Year in Israel: An Introduction to the Shanah ba-Arets

By Ilana Gadish | Comment ()
The year in Israel has become a widespread social phenomenon, to the point that, as many of the writers in this issue note, students finishing their yeshivah or day school educations are almost expected to continue their study with a year in Israel. This year is seen as a unique opportunity to ... Read more →

Talmud Torah al Levavenu: Learning Transformatively

By Ilana Gadish | Comment ()
BY: Ilana Gadish. One of the most famous appearances of God in the Gemara is found in the aggadeta (homily) about the tannur shel Akhnai (the oven of Akhnai).[i] At the beginning of the story, R. Eliezer is found disagreeing with the Rabbis regarding the purity of an oven that has been cut into ... Read more →

An Interview with Rabbi Moshe Kahn

By Ilana Gadish | Comment ()
BY: Ilana Gadish. How would you describe your approach towards teaching Talmud? What are your goals when you tackle a sugya? The first thing that I would want to emphasize is that the goal of teaching Talmud, or teaching anything, is to teach students how to learn. I think sometimes that gets ... Read more →