American Football: A Case Study in the Limits of Halakhah and the Claim of...
Jeffrey Fox examines whether watching football is problematic from a Torah point of view.
On the Lomdus of the OU Responsum
Chaim Twerski contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Letters to the Editor: Responses to Jeff Fox on Football
Yoni Zolty and Jordan Soffer respond to Jeff Fox's recent article on football and halakhic values.
When Law Fails Us: Lessons from Rabbinic Responses to Crimes We Cannot Punish for...
Sarah Zager puts #MeToo in conversation with the Talmudic discussion of the death penalty.
The Laws of Asmakhta Are Already Written in Our Hearts
Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli explores the relationship between the Talmudic term of "asmakhta" and the way we view our past, present, and future.
The Balabatish Daf Yomi Revolution
How did daf yomi evolve from a yeshiva-centered program to one focused on the working Jew? Zev Eleff offers a historical overview of the daf yomi revolution.
Thoughts on a Death
In this personal reflection, Phil Lieberman addresses the unique pain that accompanies the loss of an abusive parent and considers the uneasy coherence of this pain with Jewish traditions of mourning.
Rabbi Elazar Ben Dordaya: The Master of Teshuvah
Shloime Schwartz looks at the numerous lessons about Teshuvah that the commentaries derive from the story of Rabbi Elazar ben Dordaya.
Intention and Inquiry: A Halakhic Case for Ta’amei Ha-Mitzvot
The study of ta’amei ha-mitzvot—the rationales underlying commandments—is a popular source of spiritual meaning, but does it also have relevance to halakhic practice? Dovid Campbell explores an intergenerational rabbinic debate regarding the relationship of ta’amei ha-mitzvot and the requirement to perform mitzvot with a proper intention.
Two Paradigms of Teshuvah?
Yehoshua Pfeffer on self-abnegating vs. life-affirming teshuva.
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