Talmud and Halakhah

David Polsky explores a passage in the Sifrei that is key to articulating a Halakahic position on withholding food as a military tactic.

David Polsky meticulously analyzes Halakhic sources on the use of force by officers of the law.

What is the halakhic status of those mourning the loss of their parents-in-law? Aaron Ross, inspired by his personal experience, grapples with the lack of formal aveilut rituals for non-biological relatives.

How can repeated tropes in rabbinic aggada help us to understand the rabbis' values--and how they related to Tanakh? Moshe Isaacson explores a variety of examples, suggesting that the question has only begun to be examined.

Shira Hecht-Koller Earlier this year, Apple released the iPhone X. When the first iPhone was released in 2007, I was completing my second year of...

Gila Bieler-Hoch reviews Hilkhot Nashim, published by JOFA and Maggid Books.

Mois Navon explores what makes Hanukkah so special.

Moshe Kurtz explores halakhic and hashkafic considerations surrounding bringing young children to shul.

Miriam Zami’s essay, runner-up to Hadar's annual Ateret Zvi Prize, uncovers the political and theological resistance of Rabbi Akiva’s laughter in the wake of the destruction of the Temple.

Chaim Saiman on halakhic change and the observance of Tisha Be-Av.