Talmud and Halakhah

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

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.

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

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

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

Aaron Cohen surveys the fascinating literature surrounding antipodal etrogim.

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

Baruch Sterman, founder of the @Ptil Tekhelet Institute, tells the story of Rav Rabinovitch's pivotal role in the discovery of the tekhelet - and an episode of "The Worst Jobs in History," a 2004-2006 BBC series.

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

Jeffrey Fox contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.