Talmud and Halakhah

Yakov Nagen's Soul of the Mishna contains a wealth of readings that combine academic, literary, and spiritual perspectives on the Mishnah, writes Richard Hidary. Read the full review of the book, now accessible to an English-speaking audience, in our latest at the Lehrhaus.

Ari Lamm explores a recent instance of talmudic censorship, as well as its implications for thinking about Jewish-Christian relations and American society at large.

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

In the spirit of Hanukkah, Yaakov Jaffe offers an intriguing thesis tying together a series of Mishnayot in the fourth chapter of Pirkei Avot: they are all responding to various aspects of Epicurean philosophy.

Miriam Zami’s essay, runner-up to Hadar's annual Ateret Zvi Prize, uncovers the political and theological resistance of Rabbi Akiva’s laughter in the wake of the destruction of the Temple.

Concluding our series on the recent Siyum ha-Shas, Channa Lockshin Bob wonders: What do we want the next Women's Siyum ha-Shas to look like?

What do Adam, Enkidu, and Reish Lakish all have in common? Eli Putterman explores.

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

David Stein with a fresh look at the methods and priorities of teaching Talmud in Modern Orthodox day schools.

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