The Legacy of Polemics: Microphones on Shabbat, Metzitzah, and the Rabbah...
I personally have no gripes with polemics playing a role in socio-legal discourse within the Jewish community. I think it is inevitable, given the sociological reality of Jewish history, and...
View ArticleOur Writers Respond: Chukim, Mishpatim, and Womanhood by Aryeh Klapper (Part 1)
Chukim and Mishpatim in Halakha and Hashkafa A core concept in popular Orthodox thought is the distinction between חוקים and משפטים as presented by Rashi. In this view, mitzvot are...
View ArticleFocusing on Function: Women’s Leadership Roles by Nathaniel Helfgot
The following is an edited version of my initial remarks at a panel on Women’s Leadership Roles that was held on the first day of the RCA convention on Sunday, April 25, 2010. The panel consisted of...
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