After Lag: Two Readings on The ‘Self-Praise’ of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai
Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld offers insight into the nature of the Jewish mystical tradition by examining some of Rashbi's stories.
A Year in Review – 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, the Lehrhaus team is proud to feature some highlights from our contributions this past year. Yet again, we have published at least one hundred original pieces across a wide variety of genres.
Bulbasaur & Bishul: An Adar-Fueled, Unnecessarily In-Depth Analysis of a Nonsensical Halakhic Question
In a rare piece of Lehrhaus Purim Torah, Mark Glass explores—with surprising halakhic rigor—whether the Pokémon named Bulbasaur’s use of a Solar Beam attack would constitute cooking on Shabbat.
Think Passover Guides are Getting Stricter? Think Again
Yosef Lindell offers a brief history of Pesah guides.
Christians, the Talmud, and American Politics
Ari Lamm explores a recent instance of talmudic censorship, as well as its implications for thinking about Jewish-Christian relations and American society at large.
Pidyon Shevuyim and the Pandemic
Jesse Lempel argues that the halakhic category of pidyon shevuyim might extend to prisoners held in unsafe conditions, safe as during the current pandemic.
Misunderstandings in Tzniut
Tzniut, much discussed in the Modern Orthodox community, is not an end but a means, prompting us to the higher value of awareness of being in the Divine presence.
The Hazon Ish Wasn’t Writing About Using Computers
Dan Margulies explains the Hazon Ish's discussion about the problem of using electricity on Shabbat, with implications for Zoom Sedarim.
How Halakhah Changes: From Nahem to the “Tisha be-Av Kumzitz”
Chaim Saiman on halakhic change and the observance of Tisha Be-Av.
Dr. Norman Lamm’s Trailblazing Talmudic Methodology
Tzvi Sinensky makes a case to consider Rabbi Norman Lamm as pathbreaking Talmud innovator.
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