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The following is an excerpt from Sources: A Journal of Jewish Ideas, Spring 2023 issue. To read the full essay and more from Sources, click here. Israel has been straddling a unique tension between ...

'Values in Halakhah': Lichtenstein's views on humanism in Jewish law - review The central thesis of the book – supported by careful text analysis – is that Halacha itself reflects and promotes many ...

ABSTRACT Since the 1970s, the phrase lifnim mi-shurat ha-din (lit. “within the line of the law”) has been at the center of debates over whether Jewish ethics is part of Jewish law (halakhah) or ...

“Let us, step by step, bequeath Torah law to the citizens of Israel, and let us turn Halakhah [Jewish Law] into the State’s compulsory law,” said Justice Minister Yaakov Ne’eman on Monday at a ...

In 1706 a controversy arose in the Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam concerning the proper practice when arriving late at morning services: should one omit the psalms, as the Shulḥan Arukh ...

In Gender Equality and Prayer in Jewish Law, Rabbis Ethan Tucker and Micha’el Rosenberg have produced a book that is noteworthy for its integrity, accuracy, and clarity. The authors worked for many ...

Judaism in Israel is often viewed as a monolith, and attention is all too often paid only to conflicts surrounding religion and state. The American and world press and media frequently focus on issues ...

Halakhah — the Rabbinic Idea of Law, Chaim N. Saiman, Princeton, £24 ...