Originally published in Tradition 36 (2002) pp. 89-114. Appears here with permission. Any comprehensive overview of the concern for the human and social factor within halakha needs to relate, perhaps both substantively and historically, to several planes. We need to...
This article originally appeared in Tradition 10,4, 1969. Appears here with permission. Rabbinic prayer, it is often said, is paradigmatic of the halakhic enterprise. Here one finds the creative tension of structure and sponteneity, keva and kavanah, that lies at the...
The haftarah for Shabbat Hagadol (the Sabbath before Passover) is Malachi 3:4-24, the last words in the Prophets. The very last verses read, “(22) Remember the Torah of Moshe (Moses), My servant, which I commanded him at Horeb upon all Israel, laws and statutes. (23)...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 4, 1, 1989. Appears here with permission. Educators universally recognize the professional obligation to maintain the integrity of a student's transcript; however, ensuring that a student's grades are neither higher...
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...