Talmud and Halakhah

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.

Sarah Zager puts #MeToo in conversation with the Talmudic discussion of the death penalty.

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.

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

Pressed for time, people often skip reciting the korbanot section of the morning prayers. With the High Holidays approaching, Judah Kerbel makes the case that the korbanot are far more central and halakhically significant to our prayers than we often realize.

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.

Alan Jotkowitz shares insights into Rambam’s Hilkhot Teshuvah

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

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

Alex Ozar explores wartime law in the Rambam.