Halakhah
The case of the mixed-up sacrificial birds.
The product of a millennium of tension between law and folk tradition.
An old-new rabbinic debate.
A classic historical study explains why not.
The Torah permits plunder, but also disapproves.
From ancient tort laws to modern Israeli psychologists.
An expansion of freedom to follow halakhah, or a license to kill?
A new exhibit displays the physical legacy of the great sage’s work.
Improving Israeli law in the era of big data and smart appliances.
While the soul may have primary importance, the body is still seen as a holy vessel.
A new study of Jewish law in the medieval Muslim world argues that he did.
But what does it mean for the state of Israel?
In some ways, halakhah is more about social norms than about law.
