September 29, 2024

REVIEW: The Citron Compendium: The Citron (Etrog) Citrus medica L.: Science and Tradition & Be Fruitful! The Etrog in Jewish Art, Culture and History

September 29, 2024

REVIEW: Elana Stein Hain, Circumventing the Law: Rabbinic Perspectives on Loopholes and Legal Integrity & Daniel Z. Feldman, Letter and Spirit: Evasion, Avoidance, and Workarounds in the Halakhic System

September 29, 2024

REVIEW: Daniel Sperber, Vegetarianism, Ecology, and Business Ethics: Three Essays of Judaic Insights into Contemporary Concerns

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September 26, 2024

Unpacking the Iggerot: I.V. Treatment for Yom Kippur

How far does one need to go to fast on Yom Kippur? R. Moshe Feinstein was asked not how to be exempted from fasting, but how can we make ourselves obligated? Moshe Kurtz takes us on a tour of several responsa with relevance for the upcoming holidays and demonstrates R. Feinstein’s broader approach to the role of artificial intervention in the halakhic process and a life motivated by joy of mitzvot.