Talmud and Halakhah

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

Yaakov Jaffe explores a common synagogue practice, and why it doesn't seem so halakhic. minyan,

Steven Gotlib reviews Eugene Korn’s To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values, a book which asks hard questions about whether Halakhah can integrate with the demands of contemporary ethics.

Mikey Lebrett examines the various Halakhic opinions on giving charity to non-Jewish people and causes.

Eli Genauer explores the profound impact of a printing error on the halakhot of Pesah.

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

A growing list of dati le’umi leaders and thinkers frame war as a desirable state and even an opportunity for spiritual elevation. Religious Israeli activist Ariel Shwartz traces this trend with alarm and argues that it contradicts deep-rooted Torah values. Translated by Mordechai Blau.

Jesse Lempel argues that the halakhic category of pidyon shevuyim might extend to prisoners held in unsafe conditions, safe as during the current pandemic.

Moshe Kurtz looks as discomfort as a factor in Halakha

Dan Jutan, Dov Greenwood, and Meir Kerzner explore the fundamentals of Jewish Education.