Hakirah is a Jewish journal which publishes articles that reflect a wide range of Orthodox beliefs and ideas.

[1] Hakirah was created by a small group of individuals in Flatbush, Brooklyn concerned about an alleged lack of sophistication in Torah study and what they believed was an excessive reliance on mysticism and kabbalah, and the early volumes of Hakirah relied mainly on articles by members of the original group, Asher Benzion Buchman, David Guttmann, Sheldon Epstein, Yonah Wilamowsky and Heshey Zelcer.

Although not stated explicitly on either their Web page or journal, the orientation of the Hakirah board is toward a commitment to Orthodox Judaism that is accepting of the proven natural science and documented history, and cognizant of the general culture and zeitgeist.

In this vein, Hakirah has solicited and published articles on "The Eruv", Mezizah B'Peh", the "Slifkin Affair"[2] and the current "Conversion Controversy" in what its editors believe is a straightforward and detailed manner.

The staff of Hakirah are mainly volunteers and the core members are those on the Editorial Board: Asher Benzion Buchman, Sheldon Epstein, David Guttmann, the late Shlomo Sprecher, and Heshey Zelcer.