Our Gemara discusses the ritual impurity incurred by those who burn certain sacrifices outside Jerusalem, including Yom ...

A new report embraces engagement with interfaith families while leaving the ban on clergy officiation in place.

Bill also requires civil court judges to pass test on Jewish law, though that clause expected to be nixed; MKs also vote for ...

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A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: When you borrow a Sefer Torah and it gets damaged, are you liable like any other borrower, or does the mitzvah of lending Torah change ...

In a new and precedent-setting halachic ruling published in the recent edition of the Tehumin journal, Rabbi Yaakov Ariel rules that one can wrap tefillin (phylacteries), wave the Four Species on ...

The Torah verses convey profound messages that we can insightfully extract for our daily lives. Rabbi Shay Tahan, the Rosh Kollel of Shaarei Ezra in Brooklyn, NY, graciously opens the gates to ...

Halacha is this-worldly. It deals with the observable, grounds itself in facts and reality, and provides practical, detailed guidance for daily life. It acknowledges life’s messiness while directing ...

What does it mean to be a person of faith in Judaism, especially if you’re not fully observant of Jewish law? Mijal and Noam tackle the question: Does spirituality require halacha (Jewish law)? From ...

The Gemara mentions three areas of halacha wherein the Sages instruct us to be lenient. They are: eruvin, agunah, and avelus. The first concerns permitting actions that would otherwise be forbidden on ...

Thanks for your question. The answer is both objective and subjective. First let’s establish that separating the genders, at least on some occasions, is not a modern, Medieval, or even Talmudic ...