Talmud and Halakhah

The secular calendar has its leap day on Feb. 29. On the Jewish calendar, our leap day is 30 Adar I, since Adar in a non-leap year always has 29 days. Yaakov Taubes explores all of the Halakhot pertaining to this unique day.

What does the Torah mean when it says to "guard your nefesh (soul)"? Lehrhaus editor David Fried reevaluates the common understanding of a Torah mandate for healthy living.

Elli Fischer on Rasbhi's passing, his legacy, and some other rabbinic legacies, as well.

Eliav Grossman examines the Talmud's account of drinking on Purim, reading it as directed at Christian texts and traditions.

Chaim Trachtman contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.

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.

Chaim Twerski contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.

In its opening verses, Parshat Shoftim describes a judicial system that enshrines pursuing Tzedek, or justice, as a core value. Benjamin Barer unpacks a Gemara in Sanhedrin that provides three distinct conceptions of the obligation to pursue justice, suggesting how we might build a more sacred society.

Moshe Kurtz looks as discomfort as a factor in Halakha

David Polsky meticulously explores officer immunity in Halakha and compares it with the American legal standard of qualified immunity.