Why is Turkey Kosher? A Study in Meta-halachic Ingenuity
Student Beit Midrash at LSJS March 2011
Session 1: Gemara, Rishonim and Shulchan Aruch
Session 2: Darkey Teshuvah 1 and Responsa
Session 3: Darkey Teshuva 2 and shifting the burden of proof
The Milk Controversy and why Cheese is Kosher
Student Beit Midrash at LSJS February 2011
Session 1: The Gemara and meta-halachic considerations
Session 2: Milk powder, chocolate and modern production
Session 3: Why is cheese kosher?
Kol Ishah in early and modern texts
Women’s Chaburah 06/06/10
A look at manipulating creation and Ayin HaRa
Chaburah 24/01/10
Straight or round arms? The historical, political and philosophical implications of a Menorah controversy
JLE 15/12/09
The Teruah – rabbinic doubt or social engineering?
Chaburah 16/09/09
The development of halachic attitudes to contraception
LSJS 18/05/09
Part 1 - Basic sources and early codification
Part 2- Modern approaches
The Blessing of the Sun
LSJS special 07/03/09
Source sheet for shiur
Essay on Birkat HaChammah and liturgy
‘Kosher’ bacon: where halachic and super-halachic considerations clash
Chaburah 03/07/08