Talmud and Halakhah

Ben Greenfield’s essay, winner of Hadar's annual Ateret Zvi Prize, explores why Hazal chose to situate Hilkhot Aveilut in tractate Moed Katan.

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 was the covenant of peace God gave Pinchas? R. Shlomo Zuckier puts the pieces together to find out

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.

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

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.

Atara Cohen considers the theological implications of the Talmud’s surprising majority opinion as to how the Messiah will come.

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

Leead Staller argues for a more nuanced approach to euthanasia in Halakha.