On (Not) Understanding the Reasons Behind Rabbinic Prohibitions: The Case of...
On (Not) Understanding The Reasons Behind Rabbinic Prohibitions: The Case of Teaching Shehiyah by Daniel Reifman Teachers of Halakhah are often torn between conflicting agendas: on the one hand, to...
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Kosher in R' Yose Ha-Galili's Locale Minority Views and the Role of the Mara de-Atra1 By Nathaniel Helfgot There is a tannaitic dispute regarding which aspects of the performance of a circumcision...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Belief ‘Traditional’? The Case of Bittahon by Gidon Rothstein
In a recent article in Tradition (Summer 2010, 42:1) – now available for free download - R. Daniel Stein challenges Hazon Ish’s rejection of a particular definition of bittahon, trust in God. A...
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