Halakhic Discussions

The secular calendar has its leap day on Feb. 29. On the Jewish calendar, our leap day is 30 Adar I, since Adar in a non-leap year always has 29 days. Yaakov Taubes explores all of the Halakhot pertaining to this unique day.

Covid-19 has underscored the extent to which Halakhah is profoundly concerned for mental well-being. Addressing this timely issue, Sharon Galper Grossman and Shamai A. Grossman offer a comprehensive overview of relevant halakhic perspectives on mental health and Halakhah.

Nathaniel Helfgot outlines decision making in matters of halakhic policy and meta-halakhah.

Pressed for time, people often skip reciting the korbanot section of the morning prayers. With the High Holidays approaching, Judah Kerbel makes the case that the korbanot are far more central and halakhically significant to our prayers than we often realize.

Shayna Goldberg contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.

Howard Apfel reviews Sacred Training: A Halakhic Guidebook for Medical Students and Residents.

Bezalel Naor explains what is philosophical about the erstwhile halakhic observances of the Shavuot holiday.

A response to Yosef Bronstein's study on Halakhah's engagement with societal norms

William Gewirtz discusses the necessity of a Halakhic Dateline.

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.