Shalom Carmy

Shalom Carmy teaches Bible and Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University and is an affiliated scholar at the university’s Cardozo law school. He is also the editor emeritus of Tradition, a journal of Orthodox thought.

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Response · October 19, 2020
Daniel Gordis’s Hapless Americans Aren’t Quite so Hapless
By Shalom Carmy
Awareness of tragedy and evil doesn't necessarily engender vigor and resilience—it can just as plausibly nurture fatalism and a sense of helplessness.
Response · May 11, 2020
Can the Zoom Seder Foster Faith?
By Shalom Carmy
Some families prefer the connection it offers. But an online seder seems like an acknowledgement of generational failure, a stopgap measure to keep nostalgic religious affiliation afloat.