Moshe Koppel: “I believe we are now at an inflection point, one that has implications for Halacha.” Here are 4 areas where technology can change how Jews observe the law.

In Jerusalem spoke with Goldman-Barash about her life, work, and the importance of women learning Halacha. Tell me about your teaching. I teach at a number of institutions. For example, I teach at ...

Ofakim city workers noticed that the Eruv around their city was down and fixed it moments before Shabbat - using a drone.

We might think ancient society was cruel to women – and in many ways, the ancient world did not sufficiently protect individual rights – but I can’t think of anything more cruel than the modern ...

“How does halacha deal with technology — such as with the use of computers on Shabbat,” Rabbi Glatt asked rhetorically. “There is never a simple answer. When dealing with life threatening ...

Expertise: “Women who suffered from ‘halachic infertility,’ where the very observance of halacha impeded conception, as well as women who felt alienated and frustrated by taharat hamishpacha ...

Nechama Goldman-Barash is among those lifting this curtain. In her decades of study and teaching, she has dug deep into the dense mountain of Halacha and helped turn it into a far more manageable ...

Halacha recognizes our human tendencies toward selfishness or inattention and repeatedly directs us to ensure others’ well-being. “Whoever wishes to be a hasid, a pious person,” Rav Yehudah ...

Later this year, the Conservative movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards will most likely reconsider the subject of homosexuality. As in the past, the extremes in these discussions are ...

Halacha vs. health. Rabbis ponder covid-19 queries of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life. October 3, 2020 at 3:26 a.m. by ILAN BEN ZION THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

Still, within the guidelines of halacha, maybe relief can be found. Not coincidentally, the Torah is called Etz Chayim (a Tree of Life). It could have been called Etz Hada’at (a Tree of Knowledge).

The Halacha of sex and gender: The Jewish view on the Imane Khelif 'controversy' Story by AARON REICH • 1w. O n August 1, a boxing match in the 2024 Paris Olympics’ women’s 66 kg. division ...