A mistake in the Shulhan Aruch
The stated halaha is based on a misquotation of the Jerusalem Talmud, so the stated halaha is the opposite of what it should be. Not...
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Kashrut and the Halachic Paradigm
Question: I understand that all meat slaughtered by a Shochet who is Jewish and observes the Shabbath and Mitzvoth are kosher regardless...
Will We Follow Beit Shammai in the Future?
Question: There is an idea quoted in the name of the Ar"i (it was actually first written already generations after him) that in the...
Why are Hazal Authoritative?
What produces Halakhic authority? Was it the acceptance of the Jewish nation that created Hazal's authority, or was it the other way...
They Censored our Talmud
Part 1: The gemara we have today - the Vilna edition - was printed by a non-Jew who did it for the money. No rabbinic council approved...
Should we fast on the minor fast days?
Rosh haShana (bavli) 18a
Rambamists
Rav Bar Hayim addresses those who accept the Rambam z"l entirely and without question. Part 1 Part 2
Rabbinical paralysis
Rav Bar Hayim discusses the inability of many to act. Part 1 Part 2
How should a beit din function?
Are the battei din working in Israel? What was the gezera of Rabeinu Gershom?
איך פוסקים הלכה?
האם צורך לפסק כירושלמי? מה עם נטילת לולב בשבת? חלק א׳ חלק ב׳
The historical paradigm of kitniyot
What led to the Ashkenazi minhag to forbid kitniyot?
ראיון ב״מורשת״
ראיון עם הרב בר חיים ב״מורשת״ מהו תורת א״י?
Lulav on Shabbat?
What should we do when the first day of Sukkot falls on Shabbat?
Lomdus and Post Modernism
Lomdus (learning), the Bet Yosef, and Post Modernism
Olives, shema, and rain - oh my!
Kezayit ('like an olive') is a biblical measurement and vital for biblical mitzvot. How large is this measure? When is the latest time to...
Why do some halachot fall off the radar?
What causes a halacha to be forgotten? A case study in the brachot of Jewish settlements.
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