R. Yosef Shaul Natansohn, the Shoel UMeshiv

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai and his Generation, Part I: The Debacle and the Challenge

Chacham Tzvi vs. Chasam Sofer on Marror

Counting a Golem for a Minyan: Two Responsa from a Father and Son

Using Non-Jewish Names - a Close Reading of Rav Asher Weiss's Essay

Radbaz (1479-1573) on the Status of an Abyssinian Jew

Chavos Yair 222 on Women Reciting Kaddish

Names Matter: How Turkey became Kosher (and Corn became Kitniyot)

Yom Kippur and Collective Bargaining

The Invention of Elluuulllll, Part II

How Elul became Elllluuuuullll!!!!!

Understanding the "Break" in Birkat Hamazon: A Halakhic, Aggadic, and Historical Journey

Bonus Episode with More Discussion of Yom Haatzma'ut Practices with Prof. Chaim Saiman

Shlissel Challah, Reb Shayale, and the universalization of niche observances

The reception of Yom Ha'atzma'ut 'Halakhah'; the value of halfhearted observance; considering how customs develop - with Prof. Chaim Saiman

On the Origin of the Custom to Avoid Kitniyot; thoughts on Ha Lachma Anya, Yachatz, and Afikoman

Tattoos According to R. Chaim Kanievsky and... Lenny Bruce (lehavdil)?

On Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l and on the "New" Role of Sar HaTorah

Rav Melamed and Peninei Halakha 4: Responsa vs. Codes, Wholesale vs. Retail Halakha

R Melamed and Peninei Halakha 3: Codes, Commentaries, and Responsa