Halakhic Discussions

Ben Rothke takes a sober look at a new book that tries to square Orthodox Judaism with New Age Medicine.

In a rare piece of Lehrhaus Purim Torah, Mark Glass explores—with surprising halakhic rigor—whether the Pokémon named Bulbasaur’s use of a Solar Beam attack would constitute cooking on Shabbat.

Yaakov Jaffe explores a common synagogue practice, and why it doesn't seem so halakhic. minyan,

Yoni Zolty and Jordan Soffer respond to Jeff Fox's recent article on football and halakhic values.

Sarah Zager puts #MeToo in conversation with the Talmudic discussion of the death penalty.

What is the halakhic status of those mourning the loss of their parents-in-law? Aaron Ross, inspired by his personal experience, grapples with the lack of formal aveilut rituals for non-biological relatives.

When Synagogues Reopen, May the Congregation Permit a Bar Mitzvah Boy to Make Up His Torah Reading? Moshe Kurtz weighs in.

Many synagogue goers found the abbreviated High Holiday services we recently concluded quite appealing. Need we eventually go back to the way it was before coronavirus? Not really, argues Moshe Kurtz, surveying the substantial halakhic support for shortening the services every year.

What exactly did Rav Moshe Feinstein hold regarding our obligations toward secular law? Does Halakhah distinguish between the first forty days and afterward for gentiles? Michael Broyde responds to his critics.

Dan Margulies explores various opinions on where to light a Hanukah Lamp in dorms and apartments.