Talmud and Halakhah

Jeffrey Fox examines whether watching football is problematic from a Torah point of view.

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

Shmuel Silberman reviews Yirmiyahu Cohen's anti-Zionist book "I will Await Him."

Jeremy Brown comments on the history and necessity of vaccination in the Jewish community.

Lehrhaus Editor Shlomo Zuckier examines two divergent understandings of Jewish law.

In honor of Father's Day, Yosef Bronstein shares thoughts about the Talmud's perspective on the relationship between fathers and children.

Last year, Nathan B. Oman, a Latter-day Saint and law professor, bought hametz from the members of Chaim Saiman’s synagogue before Passover. This is his story—a profound meditation on the nature of religious law and legal fiction — with an introduction by Chaim Saiman.

The Talmudic story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza is often used to highlight the destructive consequences of baseless hatred. In an intriguing reading, David Hellman suggests that the hatred that motivated the tale’s participants is more complex than meets the eye.

As Daf Yomi learners begin studying Shekalim, Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg offers an erudite answer to the question: What is Yerushalmi Shekalim doing in the Babylonian Talmud?

Jeremy Brown discusses some remarkable Talmudic and historical precedents for social distancing during pandemics.