The Year they Canceled Purim
Times of Israel
March 21, 2024
The Prohibition to Fear During War
The Jewish Press
February 14, 2024
Wartime Gittin
The Jewish Press
December 14, 2023
Drafting Yeshiva Students
The Jewish Press
December 7, 2023
Minimizing Casualties
The Jewish Press
November 30, 2023
The Mitzvah to Redeem Captives
The Jewish Press
November 22, 2023
Not the Simhat Torah We Planned
Times of Israel
October 9, 2023
Airplane Etiquette and Jewish Law
Times of Israel
August 17, 2023
Reporting Suspected Abuse: A Halakhic View (Hebrew)
Srugim
November 20, 2022
The Life and Legacy of HaRav Moshe Dovid Tendler zt”l, on his First Yahrtzeit
The Jewish Link
October 27, 2022
God in Israel’s Declaration of Independence
The Jerusalem Post
May 1, 2022
Preparing for Pesach? Watch out for Unnecessary Chumrot (Hebrew)
KIPA
April 4, 2022
Reporting Allegations of Abuse
Times of Israel
January 3, 2022
The Menorah as the Symbol of the Jewish State
HaMizrachi
Chanukah, 5782
An Unnecessary Miracle
National Council of Young Israel Chanukah Torah Journal
Chanukah, 5782
A Pioneer of Medical Halacha (Hebrew)
Makor Rishon
October 29, 2021
Reflections On My Rebbe, Rav Moshe Dovid Tendler zt”l
The Torah Tidbits
October 9, 2021
Reflections On My Rebbe, Rav Moshe Dovid Tendler zt”l
The Jewish Press
October 8, 2021
Rosh Hashanah: Rejoice or Recoil?
Perspectives
September, 2021
Can We Cancel Tishah Be-Av? The “Four Fasts” in Light of the Miracle of the Modern State of Israel
The Lehrhaus
July 16, 2021
On the IDF’s Code of Ethics and Jewish Law
The Times of Israel
May 26, 2021
Halachic Holidays?
HaMizrachi
April, 2021
Is it a Mitzvah to Vote?
The Jerusalem Post
March 21, 2021
Celebrating Purim in an Upside-Down World
The Jerusalem Post
February 23, 2021
The Menorah as the Symbol of the State of Israel
The Times of Israel
December 13, 2020
Interdenominational Dialogue in an Age of ‘Cancel Culture’
The Times of Israel
November 25, 2020
From a Place of Purity to a Place of Peace
HaMizrachi
October, 2020
Remembering a Gentle Giant: Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, zt”l
The Jewish Press
August 26, 2020
Mourning the Churban in a Rebuilt Jerusalem
HaMizrachi
July, 2020
A ‘Spiritual’ Exit Strategy
The Times of Israel
May 15, 2020
Yom Hashoah in Halacha & History
The Times of Israel
April 20, 2020
Ascending or Descending? (Hebrew)
KIPA
December 29, 2019
In Search of the Holy Temple Vessels
Perspectives
September, 2019
The Fate of Ethiopia’s Jews
The Jerusalem Post
August 27, 2019
A Journey to the Heart of Africa
Perspectives
January, 2019
The Hasmoneans as a Paradigm for Modern Jewish Sovereignty
The Lehrhaus
December 6, 2018
One Rabbi’s African Adventure
The Jerusalem Post Magazine
November 23, 2018
Is Independence Day a ‘Jewish’ Holiday?
The Jerusalem Post
April 18, 2018
Is the Siren ‘Jewish’?
The Times of Israel
April 12, 2018
Is your Maror too Strong?
The Jerusalem Post
April 2, 2018
Can We Forgive the Nazis?
The Times of Israel
May 4, 2016
Korban Pesach Today: A Survey of Halacha and History
The Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, Vol. 71
Spring, 2016
Mourning the Hurban in a Rebuilt Jerusalem: Qeria, a Case Study
Hakirah, Vol. 19
Summer, 2015
From a Place of Purity to a Place of Peace
The Jerusalem Post
Oct. 7th, 2014
Aliyah L’Regel Today: A Survey of Halakha & History (Hebrew)
Tehumin, Vol. 34
Summer, 5774
Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Struggle for the Soul of the State of Israel
The Jerusalem Post
June 19th, 2014
The Audacity of Redemption
The Jerusalem Post
April 9th, 2014
Mt Sinai: Consent or Coercion? (Hebrew)
Shabbaton
17 Shevat, 5774
From Athens to Vilna to Jerusalem
The Jewish Press
Nov. 29th, 2013
Can Semikhah Be Renewed Today? A Survey of Halakha & History
Torah Musings
Nov. 29th, 2013
On the Mitzvah of Aliyah L’Regel Today
The Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, Vol. 66
Fall, 2013
‘Out of the Depths I Have Called Thee’ – The Vow of Rabbi Yaakov Yehoshua Falk
The Jewish Press
July 5th, 2013
The Religious Significance of the Israeli Flag
The Jewish Press
May 3rd, 2013
Remembering a Time When the Whole Country Celebrated Independence Day
The Jerusalem Post
April 16th, 2013
Unmasking the Purim Story
The Jerusalem Post
February 25th, 2013
Tefillah L’Shlom Medinat Yisrael: A Plea For Prayer
The Jewish Press
November 21st, 2012
The Succa: A Divine Embrace
The Jerusalem Post
October 4th, 2012
The Book of Jonah and our Concern for Humanity
The Times of Israel
September 23rd, 2012
Rejoicing and Trembling
The Jerusalem Post
September 19th, 2012
Aish HaTorah: The Vow of Rabbi Yaakov Yehoshua Falk (Hebrew)
Segula Magazine
September, 2012
Mourning the Destruction in the Rebuilt Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Post
July 26th, 2012
The Tal Law and Jewish Law – In Conflict?
The Jewish Press
June 11th, 2012
Gone Missing: Birkat Kohanim in the Diaspora
Kolmus: Mishpacha Magazine’s Journal of Jewish Thought
Shavuot, 5772
Drinking on Purim: Holy or Wholly Irresponsible?
The Jewish Press
February 28th, 2012
Minimum Wage in Halakha (Hebrew)
Shabbaton
14 Kislev, 5772
Who Wrote the Last Eight Psukim of the Torah?
Kolmus: Mishpacha Magazine’s Journal of Jewish Thought
Sukkot, 5772
A Rabbi Reflects on Steve Jobs
The Jewish Week
October 6th, 2011
Amidst a Freeze
Israel National News
February 1st, 2010