From Our Archives: Revelation and the History of Halakha

In the spirit of na’aseh ve-nishma and the central role of Torah She-Be’al Peh in Parashat Mishpatim, we offer three articles relating to revelation and the history of halakha.
Louis Jacobs’ Doctrine of Revelation by Menachem Kellner
The Early Period of Halakhic Midrash by David Halivni
R. Zadok Hakohen on the History of Halakha by Yaakov Elman
- Shlomo [...]

From Our Archives: Hanukka @ Tradition Online

Prof. Gerald Blidstein – Hanukka in Hazal:  The Missing Players  (Tradition 35:3 – Fall ‘01)
Rabbi Leo Landman – Gambling in the Synagogue (10:1 – Summer ‘68)
Chanukah Sameach!
- Shlomo Brody

From Our Archives: Shubert Spero – Orthodoxy Vis a Vis The General Community: Does Participation Imply Recognition?

One of the most hotly debated questions in the 20th century within the Orthodox community related to the appropriateness of Orthodox rabbis joining rabbinic umbrella organizations comprised of rabbis from various denominations.  One of the primary arguments against participation was that any form of formal association implies recognition and acceptance of non-Orthodox groups. 
In the featured [...]

From Our Archives: May One Use a Microphone on Shabbat?

From Our Archives:  Rabbi Manuel Poliakoff and The Use of Microphones on Shabbat 
 If a microphone is turned on before Shabbat, or pre-set on a timer, may one use it on Shabbat? 
 As is well known, many American Orthodox congregations used a microphone in the middle of the 20th century, with some continuing to use them into [...]

From Our Archives: Prof. Michael Wyschogrod

First Things recently published a very positive review by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik of the theology of Professor Michael Wyschogrod.  Prof. Wyschogrod currently teaches at Yeshiva University and is a longtime member of Tradition’s editorial board.  Rabbi Soloveichik’s essay largely reflects on Wyschogrod’s most important book, The Body of Faith.   A different book by Wyschogrod, Abraham’s Promise:  Judaism and [...]

From Our Archives: The Biblical Stories of Creation, Garden of Eden and the Flood: Story or Metaphor?

The title of Shubert Spero’s article speaks for itself – click here to read the article.
Also check out  the communications section of latest issue of Tradition (42:2) in which Prof. Spero and Prof. David Shatz debate whether the article represents a case of Biblical concordism. 
- Shlomo Brody

From Our Archives: Saving Lives on Shabbat

In light of Rabbi Rothstein’s most recent post, I have featured online two important articles from Tradition’s archives regarding saving the life of  non-Jews on shabbat.  These articles responded to the infamous Shahak affair, in which a prominent radical Israeli leftist thinker alleged (without a shred of evidence) witnessing Orthodox Jews refusing to violate shabbat to save the [...]

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