Zoom Seder

Observation · June 4, 2020
Podcast: Chaim Saiman Talks Zoom Seder Out Loud
By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Chaim Saiman
The author of our May essay on the Zoom seder joins us to talk about his ideas and the debate surrounding them.
Response · May 28, 2020
The Zoom-Seder Ruling Reveals New Fractures and Coalitions in the World of Jewish Orthodoxy
By Chaim Saiman
From Ashkenazi and Sephardi to strict and lenient.
Response · May 26, 2020
Sephardi Jewry’s Resurgent Cultural Confidence
By Aryeh Tepper
The Zoom-seder ruling was intended to ease human suffering, but it was also, in effect, a maneuver for influence within the Sephardi rabbinate and a bid to resist historical forgetfulness.
Response · May 21, 2020
Does Virtual Seeing Count as Seeing under Jewish Law?
By Shlomo Zuckier
How the Zoom-seder debate opens up on questions of virtual reality.
Response · May 18, 2020
Why Sephardi and Mizrahi Approaches to Jewish Law Were Friendlier to the Zoom Seder
By Daniel Bouskila
Lenient rulings in response to new situations are not necessary if unfortunate accommodations, they are instead a testament to the strength and durability of Judaism.