Articles by Danny Shulman

Torat Hesed and Torat Hayyim: Learning Torah as a Living Document

American law, like Halakhah, rests upon documents at the heart of its legal system.  This gives rise to the ongoing debate as to whether the American Constitution should be read as a “living document” whose words can be understood and interpreted in various rational and logical ways to ... Read more →

Does Jewish Tradition Recognize a Spirituality Independent of Halakhah?

BY: Danny Shulman. Last Shavu’ot, I attended a shi’ur in which the rabbi reported being as.ked the following question: is it acceptable to use psychedelic mushrooms to enhance tefillah (prayer)?  Or, as it was reframed, does Judaism believe that creating feelings of transcendence and ... Read more →