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Ari Elias-Bachrach explores the science behind lab-produced meat and cheese and the possibility of a realistic kosher cheeseburger.

Rami Reiner breaks new ground, analyzing Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein's view of academic Jewish studies.

Hillel Broder reviews the latest release from Jeremiah Lockwood.

Matthew Omolesky considers the importance of culture in the face of genocide.

Do Jewish texts teach racism? It depends on how you read them, answers Chaim Trachtman.

Last year, Nathan B. Oman, a Latter-day Saint and law professor, bought hametz from the members of Chaim Saiman’s synagogue before Passover. This is his story—a profound meditation on the nature of religious law and legal fiction — with an introduction by Chaim Saiman.

David Polsky meticulously analyzes Halakhic sources on the use of force by officers of the law.

Sarah Rudolph responds to Zev Eleff's article on "Digital Democratization".

The Talmudic story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza is often used to highlight the destructive consequences of baseless hatred. In an intriguing reading, David Hellman suggests that the hatred that motivated the tale’s participants is more complex than meets the eye.

Tzvi Sinensky explores the Biblical origins of Tu be-Av.