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JEWISH LAW

The Great Z’manim Debate: The History, the Science, and the Lomdus 

Everyone seems to have an opinion on zemanim, but few truly understand the subject.

HISTORY

Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate 

Since the 2024 pogrom in Amsterdam cast a grim shadow over the Dutch city’s reputation, this book serves as a…

JEWISH LAW

Letter and Spirit: Evasion, Avoidance and Workarounds in the Halakhic System 

While halachah employs ha’aramot in limited circumstances, our general orientation toward Torah observance should be to seize every mitzvah as…

EDUCATION

Torah in a Connected World: A Halakhic Perspective on Communication Technology and Social Media

Is there any way, then, for frum Jews to salvage social media? If the answer were no, this book would…

EDUCATION

Kosher ADHD: Surviving and Thriving in the Torah-Observant World

What does it mean for a Jewish child to have ADHD?

HISTORY

Rakafot Aharon: Timeless Halakhah and Contemporary History (4 vols.)

These are among the most complex questions in modern times, and Rabbi Rakeffet explores and explains them with remarkable clarity. 

JEWISH LAW

Review of Kuntres Birkat Yitzchak: He’arot Le-Masechet Sanhedrin, fourth edition 

Readers familiar with rabbinic Hebrew and Talmudic concepts will delight in the many essays that analyze debates across the tractate…

CHANUKAH

Review of Guardians of the Flame: A historical fiction about the wars of the Maccabim

In this period before Chanukah, which celebrates the lives of the Maccabees, Guardians of the Flame is a fitting preparation…

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