''Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought'' is a quarterly

Orthodox Jewish Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on M ...

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published by the

Rabbinical Council of America The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) is one of the world's largest organizations of Orthodox rabbis; it is affiliated with The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, more commonly known as the Orthodox Union (OU). It is the main p ...

. It covers a range of topics including philosophy and

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

, history, law, and

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concer ...

. It was established in 1958 by the founding

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

Norman Lamm Norman Lamm (December 19, 1927 – May 31, 2020) was an American Modern Orthodox rabbi, scholar, academic administrator, author, and Jewish community leader. He was the Chancellor of Yeshiva University until he announced his retirement on July ...

. He was succeeded by

Walter Wurzburger Rabbi Walter S. Wurzburger, originally Würzburger, (1920 - April 16, 2002), a leader of Modern Orthodox Judaism and student of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, was born in Munich in March 1920 and emigrated to America in 1938. He was ''Adjunct Profes ...

(1962-1988),

Emanuel Feldman Emanuel Feldman (born August 26, 1927) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth Jacob of Atlanta, Georgia. During his nearly 40 years as a congregational rabbi, he oversaw the growth of the Orthodox community in Atlanta ...

(1988-2001), Michael Shmidman (2001-2004), and Shalom Carmy (2004-2019). Jeffrey Saks was named the journal's sixth editor in January 2019.Sam Sokol
"A journal’s new editor wants to steer the Modern Orthodox debate into the 21st century", ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency
'', February 7, 2019.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Atla Religion Database, Modern Language Association Database, and ProQuest, ProQuest databases.

Anthologies

Various themed book collections have been published anthologizing essays first published in the journal: *''A Treasury of Tradition'', ed. N. Lamm and W. Wuzrburger ( Hebrew Publishing Company, 1967) *''The Conversion Crisis'', ed. E. Feldman and J. Wolowelsky ( Ktav Publishers, 1990) *''Jewish Law and the New Reproductive Technologies'', ed. E. Feldman and J. Wolowelsky (Ktav Publishers, 1997) *''Exploring the Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik'', ed. M. Angel (Ktav Publishers, 1997) *''Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik: Man of Halacha, Man of Faith'', ed. M. Genack (Ktav Publishers, 1998) *''Women and the Study of Torah'', ed. J. Wolowelsky (Ktav Publishers, 2001)

References

External links

* Modern Orthodox Judaism in the United States Judaic studies journals Quarterly journals Publications established in 1958 English-language journals {{Judaic-journal-stub