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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.

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
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Jerusalem Post)

Response to Rabbi Gil Student’s “Orthodox Union to Enforce Ban on Women Rabbis”

by Rabbi Jeffrey Rappoport
February 14, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Women's Forum
ARTICLE (Reprinted from The Jewish Week)

“Orthodox” Is Not A Trademark Of The OU

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
February 13, 2018

Categories: Articles, Denominations, Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud, Women's Forum

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