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This column is intended for lamdanim (well-educated Torah scholars), and yet I chose to publish it here in my weekly column because it deals with an important halakhic question that has a great impact ...

The text used at the Seder on Passover is called the Haggadah, which roughly translates as “the story.” Though the sole Haggadah used to be a standard, traditional, commentary free Haggadah published ...

I distinctly remember the formative experience that made me realize that the key decisions in my life are not in my own hands. I remember sitting among my fellow students on a weekend getaway with my ...

Life State of Halakha - Israel’s History in Jewish Law review: Examining Israeli history through the eyes of halakha Rabbi and educator Aviad Tabory explores watershed events and major issues in ...

But for us, the women who have been studying halakha at the highest levels for years, many of whom are experts in halakha and even recognized as arbiters of Jewish law, the exam is a historic ...

“With regard to the idea that a negotiation deal will strengthen the numbers of terrorists because we are releasing trained terrorists, etc., this is true. But there is another point to consider: the ...