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Halakhah

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are that of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the Union for Traditional Judaism, unless otherwise indicated.

RESPONSA

The Music of Shelomo Carlebach: To Sing or not to sing?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 20, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Relationships, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

Omer Observances: Appropriate Abstinence or Excessive Restraint?

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
April 16, 2018

Categories: Halakhah
ARTICLE

A Time to Talk and a Time to Balk – The Limits of Jewish Dialogue

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 8, 2018

Categories: Denominations, Halakhah, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Philosophy
ARTICLE

On The Ashkenazi Practice Of Limiting ברכת כהנים (The Priestly Blessing) To Holidays

by Hakham Isaac Sassoon and Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
April 3, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Tefillah
ARTICLE

Seder Thoughts 2018

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
March 27, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Holidays, Holidays, Modern Judaism, Passover
ARTICLE

How the Halakhic Community Should Respond to the Conservative Movement’s Move Toward Accepting Intermarriage?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
March 27, 2018

Categories: Denominations, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Relationships
RESPONSA

The Kashrut of Laboratory Produced Meat

by Rabbi Wayne Allen
March 23, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Kashruth, Kashruth, Modern Judaism
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Optima)

The Influence of an Adjoining Halakha upon the Formulation of a Halakha (Hebrew with English abstract) (Via Optima)

by Rabbi Ephraim Halivni
March 4, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Torah/Talmud
How Should We Relate to Unorthodox Shabbat Practices – Comments on “Wendy’s Shababt” Trailer VIDEOS

How Should We Relate to Unorthodox Shabbat Practices – Comments on “Wendy’s Shababt” Trailer

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
February 21, 2018

Categories: Denominations, Halakhah, Holidays, Modern Judaism, Shabbat
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Kosher Nexus)

They Sold Us a Bill of Goods: A Series on the State of Kashruth Today

by Rabbi Jeffrey Rappoport
February 19, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Kashruth, Modern Judaism
One Thousand Years of Rif (Rav Yitzhaq Alfasi) VIDEOS

One Thousand Years of Rif (Rav Yitzhaq Alfasi)

by Rabbi Leonard Levy
February 18, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
The term Halakhah and Its Implications for Jewish Life – Lieberman Yahrzeit Lecture VIDEOS

The term Halakhah and Its Implications for Jewish Life – Lieberman Yahrzeit Lecture

by Rabbi Wayne Allen
February 14, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Philosophy, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events

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