Jewish law
And why repentance provides no out.
When unanimity means that “there is something fishy going on.”
How an 18th-century rabbinic court dealt with everything from charitable trusts to illegitimate pregnancies.
As advanced computing allows food to be created in radically new ways, standard kosher categories will become increasingly less useful. What happens then?
AI has the potential to change the way Jews study Torah, observe Jewish law, work with rabbis, and teach their children. Will Jews resist those changes or welcome them?
A colonial attempt to reform the Jewish legal system.
Earlier this month, the man who killed eleven Jews in Pittsburgh in 2018 was sentenced to death. A rabbi and ethicist joins us to think about Jewish views of capital punishment.
Arbitrary royal decrees vs. the eternal law.
What makes this ancient Near Eastern law code different from all other ancient Near Eastern law codes?
An upcoming Supreme Court case could have profound effects on American religious communities. Does the nature of Jewish law offer a unique perspective on the question at hand?
In wake of the tragedy in Surfside, a distinguished theologian joins us to explain what Jewish tradition teaches about human suffering.
Protecting the victim and the poor.
Some families prefer the connection it offers. But an online seder seems like an acknowledgement of generational failure, a stopgap measure to keep nostalgic religious affiliation afloat.
What the headline-making rabbinic showdown over online seders reveals about Jewish law and its limits.