Talmud and Halakhah

Josh Yuter looks at the ways that Halakha takes into consideration, and responds to, human feelings.

Rami Reiner breaks new ground, analyzing Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein's view of academic Jewish studies.

Tzniut, much discussed in the Modern Orthodox community, is not an end but a means, prompting us to the higher value of awareness of being in the Divine presence.

When Synagogues Reopen, May the Congregation Permit a Bar Mitzvah Boy to Make Up His Torah Reading? Moshe Kurtz weighs in.

Levi Morrow explores how the Rabbis use creative exegesis to save the world from drowning in a flood

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

On this flag day, Moshe Kurtz surveys the arguments for and against displaying national flags in synagogues.

What sort of powers did Hazal have in the first century? Ari Lamm wonders.

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

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.