Written by Rabbi Aryeh Klapper

A Conspiracy of Silence Ends With A Loud Curse: Rereading the Storv of the Mekallel

Posted on September 29, 2022

“Where Baalei Teshuva Stand, the Utterly Righteous Cannot Stand”: An Aggadic Reflection on Perfection and Patience

Posted on September 15, 2020

Should Moshe Have Looked Away? Literary and Theological Reflections on Tzeniut, Kavod, and Spiritual Risk

Posted on April 17, 2019

(How) Should the Documentary Hypothesis Be Taught in Modern Orthodox High Schools?

Posted on April 17, 2019

May the Humra Di’R. Zeira be Relaxed in Cases of Halakhic Infertility?

Posted on June 18, 2018
From the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies

Why Did Moshe Send Yitro Away?

Posted on July 6, 2017

Was the Six Day War a Miracle?: What If Anything Can Make History Meaningful

Posted on July 6, 2017

So Long But Thanks for the Fish: A New Reading of the Jonah Story

Posted on December 9, 2016

What Is the Purpose of Animal Sacrifice?

Posted on December 9, 2016

DNA Evidence in Mamzeirut Cases: How Much Reality Can and Should Halakhah Acknowledge

Posted on December 2, 2016

About Rabbi Aryeh Klapper

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper is Dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership, which develops present and future Modern Orthodox leaders through unique programs of intense Talmud Torah that catalyze intellectual creativity and educational innovation. CMTL brings rigorous traditional scholarship, interdisciplinary openness, and a deeply humanist understanding of halakhah to every aspect of Jewish and public life. For more of Rabbi Klapper's Torah, please browse www.torahleadership.org, like the CMTL Facebook page, or sign up here for his weekly Torah essay.