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Chaim Saiman

Chaim Saiman is the chair in Jewish law at the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University and the author of Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law (Princeton 2018).

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  1. Response ·

    Keeping Kosher in the Age of AI

    By Chaim Saiman

    I ’m very grateful to Moshe Koppel for his intriguing essay about artificial intelligence and Judaism. The essay, written by the rare individual who knows both AI and Jewish law from the inside, force...

    Keeping Kosher in the Age of AI
  2. Observation ·

    Podcast: Chaim Saiman Talks Zoom Seder Out Loud

    By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Chaim Saiman

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Podcast: Chaim Saiman Talks Zoom Seder Out Loud
  3. Response ·

    The Zoom-Seder Ruling Reveals New Fractures and Coalitions in the World of Jewish Orthodoxy

    By Chaim Saiman

    I am honored that my essay on the Zoom seder and its implications for Shabbat in the digital era merited careful consideration by a distinguished group of scholars. In particular, I am grateful that R...

    The Zoom-Seder Ruling Reveals New Fractures and Coalitions in the World of Jewish Orthodoxy
  4. Monthly Essay ·

    In Rejecting the Zoom Seder, What Did Orthodox Jews Affirm?

    By Chaim Saiman

    What the headline-making rabbinic showdown over online seders reveals about Jewish law and its limits.

    In Rejecting the Zoom Seder, What Did Orthodox Jews Affirm?
  5. Observation ·

    What Happens in Heaven? Study. Of What? Jewish Law.

    By Chaim Saiman

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    What Happens in Heaven? Study. Of What? Jewish Law.
  6. Response ·

    The Paths Not Taken

    By Chaim Saiman

    Joshua Berman’s “ What Is This Thing Called Law? ” has much to commend it. As opposed to the rather simplistic declarations typically heard on the subject, Berman offers a serious discussion about wh...

    The Paths Not Taken