Talmud Study for Liberal Jews
Progressive Halakhah Live - a series of webinars, shi`urim, and discussions
What Is Progressive Halakhah?
Oraḥ Ḥayyim
Yoreh De'ah
Health and Medicine
Even Ha'ezer
Ḥoshen Mishpat
The Twelve Minute Shiur - see our Podcast page
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- Ten Minutes of Talmud - a taste of Talmud with Rabbi Amy Scheinerman
- Daily Daf Differently
- R. David C. Kraemer, Topics in Talmud
- הדף השבועי , R. Tamar Duvdevani
- שיעורי דף יומי של קהילת ענן כבודך
- Rabbi Mark Wm. Gross, Daily Thoughts on Daf Yomi
- מסכת שבת - רבני התנועה הרפורמית בישראל
Progressive Halakhah Live - a series of webinars, shi`urim, and discussions
- The High Holidays: Live or Recorded? (August 5, 2020) Video Audio Source Sheets
- Is Nothing Sacred? "Red Lines" and Progressive Halakhah
- R. Joan S. Friedman, What COVID-19 Taught Us About Reform Responsa"
- R. Mark Washofsky, Is There Halakhah in Reform Judaism?
What Is Progressive Halakhah?
- Halakhah and Reform Judaism - a special issue of the CCAR Journal (Spring, 2020), edited by A. Brian Stoller
- Featuring articles by Erica Asch, Deana Sussman Berezin, David Ellenson and Michael Rosen, Joan S. Friedman, Edwin Goldberg, Alyssa M. Gray, Benjamin C. M. Gurin, Liz P. G. Hirsch and Yael Rapport, Paul Jacobson, Alona Lisitsa, Michal Loving, Leon Morris, Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Amy Scheinerman, Mark Washofsky, and Jeremy R. Weisblatt
- David Barak-Gorodetzky, לשמך נאה לזמר"- סיפורו של הרב זמר"
- R. Tamar Duvdevani, על נשים פוסקות הלכה, פילוסופיה של המשפט, והגרזן של מלך הגמדים
- R. David Ellenson and R. Michael White, Moshe Zemer's Halakhah Shefuyah: An Israeli Vision of Reform and Halakhah
- The Freehof Institute, Rabbi Hayyim David Halevy on "Innovations" in Jewish Law
- R. Joan S. Friedman, A Critique of Solomon B. Freehof's Concept of Minhag and Reform Jewish Practice
- R. David Golinkin, Halakhah for Our Time: A Conservative Approach to Jewish Law
- R. David Golinkin, The Whys and Hows of Conservative Halakhah
- R. David Golinkin, The Responsa of Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof: A Reappraisal
- R. Robert Gordis, A Dynamic Halakhah
- R. Mark Wm. Gross, Picking Up (and Being Picked Up By) the Pieces
- David Hollander, Resources to Begin the Study of Jewish Law in Conservative Judaism
- R. Walter Jacob, Writing Responsa: A Personal Journey
- R. Leon Morris, Pragmatism vs. The Talmudic Process in Reform Judaism
- R. Leon Morris, In Defense of Surrender in Liberal Jewish Life
- R. Avram I. Reisner and R. Murray Singerman, "Rabbinic Authority and Personal Freedom in the Modern Age," in Hakol Kol Yaakov: The Joel Roth Jubilee Volume, Leiden: Brill, 2021, pp. 278-302
- R. Gordon Tucker, הרהורים על היהדות המסורתית וההלכה
- R. Diana Vila, תהליכים בפסיקת ההלכה הקונסרבטיבית בימינו
- R. Mark Washofsky, Kiddushin as a Progressive Halakhic Concept: Toward a Theory of Progressive Halakhah
- R. Mark Washofsky, Against Method: Liberal Halakhah Between Theory and Practice
- Shai Akiva Wozner, Rabbi Moshe Zemer and Reform Halakhah (עברית) / Conclusions (English)
- R. Moshe Zemer, Authority and Criteria in Liberal Halakhah
Oraḥ Ḥayyim
- A Note On Women, Obligation, and Mitzvot
- R. Leon Morris, Minyan in Reform Judaism
- Praying for Rain - When?
- Why Are We Still Saying Kiddush in the Synagogue?
- On Changing the Text of B'rakhot
- What is a Synagogue?
- Bi’ur, M’khirah, or Bitul? On Getting Rid of Hametz
- Is Matzah a Mitzvah for All Seven Days of Pesach?
- "Shmura" Matzah: Ḥumra, Scam, or Tragic Error?
- The Freehof Institute To Prepare for Passover
- The Freehof Institute Guide to the Seder
- The Four Cups: Substitutes for Wine?
- The Four Questions (?)
- Why Do We Pour Wine from Our Cup When Reciting the Ten Plagues?
- Hallel on Yom Haatzmaut: On Halakhah and the Power of Stories
- To Stand or to Sit for the Ten Commandments
- How Long Do We Fast on Tisha B'Av? A Tale of Two Narratives
- How Many Shofar Blasts Are We Supposed to Hear on Rosh Hashanah?
- The Shofar via Zoom
- Sounding The Shofar on Shabbat
- Avinu Malkeinu on Shabbat
- Kol Nidre: Why Timing is Everything
- Sitting in the Sukkah - Seven Days or Eight?
- Freehof Institute Hilkhot Hanukkah
- A Note on the Electric Hanukkiah
- Is It Really a Mitzvah to Get Drunk on Purim? Adloyada and Progressive Halakhah
Yoreh De'ah
- R. Mark Washofsky, R. Menachem HaMeiri, Interfaith Relations, and Progressive Halakhah
- On the Ransom of Hostages
- Conversion as Covenant, Covenant as Conversion Audio Source Sheet
- Rambam and the Jew by Choice: A Chapter in Progressive Halakhah
Health and Medicine
- The Mitzvah of Medicine
- Compulsory Immunization
- Mandatory Immunization for COVID-19: A Conversation
- Is Medical Treatment Compulsory?
- Jumping the Vaccine Line: Is It Ethical?
- Coronavirus, Halakhah, and the Counsel of Experts
- Priorities in the Saving of Life
- Immunization Priorities
- Is It Ethical to Accept the COVID-19 Booster Shot?
- Abortion
- R. Danny Schiff, "On Abortion, Judaism Advocates a Middle Ground"
- R. Danny Schiff, Judaism and the Ethics of Abortion (Audio)
- Must Doctors Always Tell Their Patients the Truth?
- Medical Malpractice and the Halakhah
- A Note on Medical Assistance in Dying (Physician-Assisted Suicide)
Even Ha'ezer
- Are Frozen Embryos "Children"?
- The Status of the Fetus and the Embryo: A Text Study
- A Wedding Via Zoom?
Ḥoshen Mishpat
- Jewish Law: The Quiet Revolution
- COVID-19 as Sha`at Hadaḥak
- Safek Sakanah: On Endangering Oneself to Save the Lives of Others
- The Regulation of Firearms
- On Animal "Rights"
- “Just” Wars, “Unjust” Wars, and the Treatment of Noncombatants in Wartime
- R. Mark Washofsky, Is There a Jewish Version of the "Just War" Doctrine?
The Twelve Minute Shiur - see our Podcast page
Available here or wherever you get your podcasts
- #1 - The Mitzvah of Erev Yom Kippur Source Sheet
- #2 - The Ins and Outs of "Dwelling" in the Sukkah Source Sheet
- #3 - What is Kiddush? (The Answer May Surprise You) Source Sheet
- #4 - The One and Only Mitzvah of Hanukkah and the Very Best Way to Fulfill It Source Sheet
- #5 - The Kushya of the Beit Yosef: Why Does Hanukkah Last for Eight Days Rather Than Seven? Source Sheet
- #6 - Must Doctors Always Tell Patients the Truth? Source Sheet
- #7 - Prayer in Translation, Part 1 Source Sheet
- #8 - Prayer in Translation, Part 2 Source Sheet
- #9 - Prayer in Translation, Part 3 Source Sheet
- #10 - Substitutes for Wine in the Four Cups Source Sheet
- #11 - Prayer in Translation, Part 4 Source Sheet
- #12 - Hallel on Yom Haatzmaut: B'rakhah or Not? Source Sheet
- #13 - Coercion and Consent Source Sheet
- #14 - Coercion and Consent, Part 2 Source Sheet
- #15 - Coercion, Consent, Marriage, and Divorce Source Sheet
- #16 - Coercion and Tz'dakah Source Sheet
- #17 - Happy the Elephant and the Halakhah Source Sheet
- #18 - Patriotism and the Halakhah Source Sheet
- #19 - Patriotism and Halakhah 2: Dina d'Malkhuta Dina Source Sheet
- #20 - Pikuah Nefesh on Yom Kippur: Loading the Dice Source Sheet
- #21 - The Sukkah: Why Size Matters Source Sheet
- #22 - The Regulation of Firearms, Part 1 Source Sheet
- #23 - The Regulation of Firearms, Part 2 Source Sheet
- #24 - Should Jews Celebrate Thanksgiving? Source Sheet
- #25 - What Is Prayer? And Why Is That Such a Hard Question? Source Sheet
- #26 - What Is Prayer? A Follow-Up Source Sheet
- #27 - The Mitzvah of Medicine Source Sheet
- #28 - The Mitzvah of Medicine, Part 2 Source Sheet
- #29 - When Doctors Do Harm: Medical Malpractice in the Halakhah Source Sheet
- #30 - When Doctors Do Harm: Medical Malpractice in the Halakhah, Part 2 Source Sheet
- #31 - Adloyada - Really?? Source Sheet
- #32 - Is Medical Treatment Compulsory? Source Sheet
- #33 - The Four Questions (?) Source Sheet
- #34 - Why Don't We Pray for Rain When We Actually Need the Rain? Part 1 Source Sheet
- #35 - Why Don't We Pray for Rain When We Actually Need the Rain? Part 2 Source Sheet
- #36 - The Mitzvah of Matzah: One Day or Seven? Source Sheet
- #37 - Jewish Law: The Quiet Revolution Source Sheet
- #38 - When Halakhah and Ethics Collide, Part 1 Source Sheet
- #39 - When Halakhah and Ethics Collide, Part 2 Source Sheet
- #40 - When Halakhah and Ethics Collide, Part 3 Source Sheet
- #41 - Sounding the Shofar on Shabbat Source Sheet
- #42 - Avinu Malkeinu on Shabbat Source Sheet
- #43 - Kol Nidrei: Timing is Everything Source Sheet
- #44 - Deception: Creating a False Impression Source Sheet
- #45 - On the Halakhah of War Source Sheet
- #46 - Deception, Part 2 Source Sheet
- #47 - What's Wrong with the Electric Hanukkiah? Source Sheet
- #48 - On the Flexibility of the Halakhah Source Sheet
- #49 - The Death of King Saul and Physician Assisted Suicide Source Sheet
- #50 - Why Are We Still Saying Kiddush in the Synagogue? Source Sheet
- #51 - B'rakhot: Is It Okay to Change the Text? Source Sheet
- #52 - "They Teach Him the Principles of the Faith" - Is Rambam Just Making This Up? Source Sheet
- #53 - Who Is Worthy to Lead Us in Prayer? Part 1 Source Sheet
- #54 - Getting Rid of Hametz Source Sheet
- #55 - Who Is Worthy to Lead Us in Prayer? Part 2 Source Sheet