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Mishpat HaShulchan Is the Hope of the Yeshiva World
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jun 10, 2026
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Rabbi Ido Rechnitz says the study of monetary law in yeshivas has become too theoretical, but argues that rabbinical courts and Torah scholarship in this field are actually expanding in Israel. In a response to Rabbi Moshe Lichtenstein, he says greater engagement with real-life legal questions is needed to revive creativity in Torah study.
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