Shlomo M. Brody

As Iran negotiates its nuclear deal, a look back at decades of debate by rabbis, politicians, and philosophers about the ethics of atomic warfare

Costumes, revelry, and satire weren’t always synonymous with the holiday

Legal and rabbinic scholars have long debated the controversial issue

The festive holiday now overshadows Shemini Atzeret, which has biblical roots

Talmudic scholars have never agreed on the pre-Yom Kippur chicken sacrifice

With Weiner and Spitzer on the ballot, Talmudic scholars would say the real question is whether they’ve atoned

The Costa Concordia captain wasn’t obligated to sacrifice his life. But he shouldn’t have abandoned his passengers.

What would Jewish law have to say about alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s burial?