Hearing is one of the few senses which appears in many places throughout Judaic texts. In a season of prayer, Meytal Blumenthal-Gordon writes about the beauty of hearing and the power of listening to the almost prophetic voice of the shaliach tzibbur.

The Sapir Journal invites Rabba Yaffa Epstein and Rabbi David Wolpe to kick off a new series of Jewish life’s ethical dilemmas. From paying individuals to learn Torah to disrupting the power given to a shul, the two reflect upon Rabbinic and modern views behind some of Judaism’s oldest practices.

Up-and-coming organization A Mitzvah to Eat seeks to provide education and comfort to those who cannot fast. eJewishPhilanthropy interviews those involved, from the founders to the rabbinic team, to see how the process works.

In a heartrending compilation of poems and essays from agunot, GETToutUK provides a voice to those experiencing their own churban today through gett refusal.

As the northern hemisphere struggles through oppressive heat and long hours of fasting, Australia commemorates the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash on a winter day. Nomi Kaltmann reaches out to Jews across the southern hemisphere to see how different communities connect despite feelings of disconnect.

The opening of Devarim comes tied to a fascinating midrash which likens B’nei Yisrael to bees. Talia Weisberg examines how this parallel might explain the eternal survival of the Jewish nation, following a sweet but stinging Torah.

Rabba Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez walks the audience through her life story and her journey to becoming a rabba by starting out as the one who sought to “put the ‘Jewish’” into events at the Jewish Federation.

The journeys in the desert are listed in detail twice. Dr. Tamar R. Marvin contemplates the Ramban’s understanding of the list in the Torah and the impact of knowing where we’ve been.

Rikmah, a partnership program between YCT and Maharat in Israel, assesses the results of its beit midrash program and the learning a diverse group does together.

Juxtaposing the stories of Pinchas and the daughters of Tzelofchad packs a heavy punch. Myriam Ackermann Sommer explains the role of the divine in activism and the value of standing your ground.