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Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Disclaimers: A Halakhic Appraisal of Mentalism

Steven Gotlib explores mentalism through a halakhic lens -- in particular, the need for a disclaimer stating that no magic is genuinely being performed.

The Divinity Is in the Details

Why do biblical and rabbinic texts preserve so many names, places, and seemingly unnecessary details? Chaim Trachtman argues that these textual additions are more than literary embellishments: they strengthen communal memory, reinforce covenantal identity, and help transform religious tradition into lived history.

The Sotah Ritual and Its Implications for Abortion

Noah Gradofsky explores sources about a pregnant Sotah and their relevance for Jewish abortion ethics.

TIMELY THOUGHTS

The Sotah Ritual and Its Implications for Abortion

Noah Gradofsky explores sources about a pregnant Sotah and their relevance for Jewish abortion ethics.
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SCHOLARSHIP

Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Disclaimers: A Halakhic Appraisal of Mentalism

Steven Gotlib explores mentalism through a halakhic lens -- in particular, the need for a disclaimer stating that no magic is genuinely being performed.

COMMENTARY

CULTURE

I Was a Schoolboy Nazi

David Muller reflects on the impact a teacher and a Holocaust play at school had on him as a child.