Talmud and Halakhah

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

Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld offers insight into the nature of the Jewish mystical tradition by examining some of Rashbi's stories. 

What exactly did Rav Moshe Feinstein hold regarding our obligations toward secular law? Does Halakhah distinguish between the first forty days and afterward for gentiles? Michael Broyde responds to his critics.

Yaakov Jaffe traces the origins and evolution of the custom to shake the lulav in different directions.

Judah Kerbel explores how differing approaches to listening to music during Sefirat ha-Omer balance the appropriate role for subjectivity in halakhic decision-making.

Kate Rozansky explores the life of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai through the prism of the women in his life.

What does the makeup of the altar drainage pipes tell us about the nature of holiness? Shlomo Zuckier explores!

Post-pandemic proposals to omit hazarat ha-shatz on a permanent basis have been soundly rejected by halakhic authorities. Is this due exclusively to halakhic considerations, or are additional factors at play? Yosie Levine contends that Ashkenazic rabbinic opposition to 19th-century attempts to eliminate hazarat ha-shatz may still be shaping halakhic discourse today.

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

Aaron Cohen surveys the fascinating literature surrounding antipodal etrogim.