This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at 1,2 (1987). Appears here with permission. The community involved with Jewish education, the chinuch community, is beset by a variety of problems, all of them challenging, and most of them defying simple solutions. I would...
This article originally appeared in Tradition, 28,2, 1994. Appears here with permission. I. Israel’s Territorial Boundaries Anyone acquainted with the first mishna in the Talmudic Tractate of Gittin1 is aware of the importance which halakha attaches to the exact...
Rabbi Yehuda Henkin reviews an article entitled “Kol ‘Isha,” by Rabbi Saul J. Berman. To read the article, click here.
This article compiles some Pe’ninei Torah (Pearls of Torah) from a variety of topics, to provide insights to Torah students. To read the article, click here.
Approaching Kashrut from a Pluralistic Perspective. Click here.
Addressing the Problem of "Disconnection": Creating a Learning Environment of Personal Relevance and Passion based on the Wisdom of the Kabbalah I) The Problem: For the past 15 years I have been teaching full-time. I have taught Jewish Studies to adults, ranging in...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 5, 1, 1990, pp. 24-26. Appears here with permission. Our students study Humash but do they understand it? They can translate psukim but can they discern the concepts? They may read Rashi and Ramban but do they...
1. Financial Deception 2. Cheating With Words 3. Advertising and Misleading a) Bait and Switch b) Weasel-Word Stratagem 4. Laws on Interest 5. Competition אונאת ממון Financial Deception 1) The gemara Shabbos tells us that after 120 years the first question that a...
This article appears in Traditions and Celebrations for the Bat Mitzvah edited by Ora Wiskind Elper.[1] Published by Urim Publications and MaTaN: The Sadie Rennert Women's Institute for Torah Studies, 2003. I. Talmudic Sources Jewish law generally frees women from...
Reprinted from Ten Da’at Vol. III No. 3 pp.7-8 Taking into account the place of Torah study in the Jewish weltanschauung, the outstanding issue representing a substantial difference between men and women is constituted by the exemption ofwomen from Torah study....