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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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...
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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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...
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What the headline-making rabbinic showdown over online seders reveals about Jewish law and its limits.
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The product of a millennium of tension between law and folk tradition.
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But what does it mean for the state of Israel?
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Even the Western Wall is no longer a symbol of national sorrow.
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One rabbi’s argument that civil law is rooted in human reason.
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Blue Americans with red values.
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Holding out for a Hall-of-Famer.
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"For him, moderation is born of a burning and lifelong desire."
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The fifth question on everyone's mind.
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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...
