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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.

An Open and Shut Case? Opening and Closing the Torah Scroll During the Blessings for an Aliyah VIDEOS

An Open and Shut Case? Opening and Closing the Torah Scroll During the Blessings for an Aliyah

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
July 1, 2018

Categories: Halakhah
ARTICLE (Reprinted from JOFA Blog)

Why Don’t More Women Wear Tsisit?

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
June 14, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud, Women's Forum
Why Aren’t Women Obligated in Tsitsit/Tallit? VIDEOS

Why Aren’t Women Obligated in Tsitsit/Tallit?

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
May 25, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Torah/Talmud, Women's Forum
ARTICLE

An Open Letter Of A Modern Orthodox Rabbi To The Ou’s Ban On Orthodox Women Rabbis

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 25, 2018

Categories: Denominations, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Women's Forum
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

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