Category: Belief & Observance

The Top Ten Challenges for Modern Orthodoxy as Seen in Tanakh

by Rabbi Asher LopatinPosted on July 6, 2017

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Should Facts Affect Faith?

by Rabbi Aryeh KlapperPosted on December 2, 2016

Rav Shimon Shkop and Rav Yisrael Gusteman on Human Norms in Halakha

by Rabbi Dr. Yaakov ElmanPosted on November 1, 2016

Should Torah be a Choice?

by Rabbi Haggai ResnikoffPosted on October 7, 2016

Although voluntary buy-in is a more motivational incentive than extrinsic reward and certainly more than threat of punishment, there may still be good reason to insist that Jewish education and general keeping of mitzvot be mandatory and not a choice. Declaring something as mandatory emphasizes its importance, and, despite emotional objections, it can help ingrain Continue Reading »

Does the Torah Make You Wise?

by Rabbi Haggai ResnikoffPosted on October 6, 2016

It may seem odd to us that people would ask a rabbi who to marry or vote for, but the Torah, in fact, does have reference to all aspects of our lives and the experts in Torah may well have wisdom and advice to impart in all areas of our lives. This is contingent on Continue Reading »

Can We Build Bridges Both to the Left and to the Right – Simultaneously?

by Rabbi Asher LopatinPosted on September 23, 2016

Lessons from my first year at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah “Excuse me for a moment; I need to take this call,” I said to the rabbis I was meeting with at an important convention for Chareidi professionals dealing with practical halachic issues and public policy.  I had just stopped by the convention to meet rabbis who Continue Reading »

Dogma and Jewish Status

by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on August 30, 2016

 A.    Becoming A Jew Notice that the process focuses entirely on acceptance of mitzvot and not of ikrei emunah.  While certain beliefs are assumed – i.e., the existence of an olam habah – the purpose of the process is to ensure that the ger accepts not only the obligation of the mitzvot but the yoke Continue Reading »

The Status of a Non-Believer Regarding Wine and Other Matters: Part 5 -Different Types of Heresy and Applications for Today

Rabbi Dov Linzer (Posted on August 28, 2016)
From the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies

The Status of a Non-Believer Regarding Wine and Other Matters: Part 4 – Status of One Who Does Not Believe, Understanding Rambam

Rabbi Dov Linzer (Posted on August 28, 2016)
From the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies

The Status of a Non-Believer Regarding Wine and Other Matters: Part 3 – Status of One Who Does Not Believe, in Gemara and Rambam

Rabbi Dov Linzer (Posted on August 28, 2016)
From the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies

The Status of a Non-Believer Regarding Wine and Other Matters: Part 2 – Status of a Shabbat Violator, Historical Development and Conclusion

Rabbi Dov Linzer (Posted on August 28, 2016)
From the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies

The Status of a Non-Believer Regarding Wine and Other Matters: Part 1 – Status of a Shabbos Violator in Rishonim and Poskim

Rabbi Dov Linzer (Posted on August 28, 2016)
From the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies