Talmud and Halakhah

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.

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

Does the Rambam means what he says about gender relations? Yosef Bronstein surveys the intellectual landscape.

Can Halakhah really countenance euthanasia? Alan Jotkowitz responds to Leead Staller

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?

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

Yaakov Jaffe and Menachem Butler explore the Halakhot of when fasting is proper and when it’s not.

Michael Broyde offers a new theory for why halakhah obligates women in some time-bound positive mitzvot and exempts them from others.

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

Yaakov Jaffe responds to David Stein's earlier call to revamp the standard day school Talmud curriculum.