In many Orthodox Jewish communities, married women cover their hair as an expression of modesty, dignity, and spiritual connection. This tradition stems from interpretations of Jewish law (halacha), ...

A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: You can make a Bracha for others unless it's a pleasure-blessing — except when that pleasure is part of a mitzvah like Matzah or ...

Episode 5 “Lemaan Yishmeu” weekly halacha podcast with Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun, Mara D’asra, and member of the Crown ...

The wisdom of clinical psychologist Dr. Batya Ludman and Jewish educator Gina Junger combine to create a book that balances both psychology and Jewish law. There are books that explain the halachot of ...

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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 ...

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 ...

While the Internet and AI can’t aid in the original thought and analysis that is the essence of Torah study, they can act as helpful resources to begin one’s study of a subject. There has been a great ...

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 Torah explicates how the high priest undertakes the task of declaring someone a metzora (a person afflicted with a rare skin disease): “And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the ...

At the Cure Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, there will be a colossal display of K’vod Shomayim taking place. The Cure Arena will be filled with Jews who are there to celebrate one thing. That being, ...

One is advised to position one’s bed so that it faces north to south rather than east to west. [19] One should preferably sleep on one’s left side [20] and not flat on one’s back. [21] There is a ...