Talmud and Halakhah

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

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

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.

In our saturated environment, can any contemporary work on hilkhot Shabbat break new ground? Ezra Schwartz explains that Rav Rimon's newest work does precisely this.

Two letters to the editor provide alternative perspectives on the question of what Jewish law wants American abortion law to be.

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

Gila Bieler-Hoch reviews Hilkhot Nashim, published by JOFA and Maggid Books.

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,

In his latest for the Lehrhaus, Dan Ornstein creatively imagines the story of the Talmudic sage Rabbi Yohanan through his teachings on the Book of Job. The short story is followed by a reflection on the methodology and power of "contemporary midrash."