Halakhic Discussions

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

William Gewirtz discusses the necessity of a Halakhic Dateline.

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.

Yisroel Ben-Porat grapples with whether the case of the pregnant Sotah has implications for the debates surrounding abortion.

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.

Yaakov Jaffe and Menachem Butler explore the Halakhot of when fasting is proper and when it’s not.

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