Author Description

Halakha cannot be studied in a vacuum, but must be analyzed in light of its historical, political, scientific, and ethical context. Dedicated to the major halakhic questions of our time, Halakhic Realities brings together rabbis, philosophers, scientists, and other professionals to explore the intersections of Jewish law and reality from several angles and multiple points of view. Essays by: - Rabbi Dr. Marc Angel - Rabbi Yuval Cherlow - Rabbi Dr. Zev Farber - Stephen Flatow, Esq. - Blu Greenberg - Rabbi Dr. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg - Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman - Rabbi Aryeh Klapper - Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn - Rabbi Dr. Binyamin (Benny) Lau - Rosh Kehilah Dina Najman - Rabbi Dr. Ariel Picard - Rabbi Dr. Nehemia Polen - Dr. Ari Schick - Rabbi Joseph Telushkin - Rabbi Dr. Avraham (Avie) Walfish - Rabbi Binyamin Walfish - Rabbi Jason Weiner, B.C.C. - Judith Weil - Rabbi Avraham (Avi) Weiss - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz