Authors Posts by Shimi Kaufman
Shimi Kaufman
Shimi Kaufman is a student at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and the Bernard Revel Graduate School for Jewish Studies. He lives in Washington Heights, NY with his wife, Chaya Juni. He can be reached at skaufman224@gmail.com.
‘Knocking on Open Doors’ – Intuition and Experience in the Legal Thought of Rav...
Shimi Kaufman analyzes Rav Shimon Shkop's perspectives of halakha and human experience, through the lens of financial law.
“That Your Slave May Rest With You” – Rethinking Oneg Shabbat
In this piece, Shimi Kaufman considers ways of interpreting the intentions surrounding the enjoyment of Shabbat.
To Learn and To Teach
Shimi Kaufman explores the nature of the obligation to learn and to teach Torah.
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