Talmud
Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade
According to Owens, Jews like Shapiro supposedly believed that they were "contract lords and that people are not allowed to violate contracts or you will ruin them for years."
Israel’s 'supreme' democracy: Who really decides the nation’s values - opinion
Seeing our brothers’ plight: The light Hanukkah demands we bring into the world - opinion
Parashat Vayeshev: Bringing hearts closer
Simhat Torah: Why Jews should look in the mirror now
This analysis of a midrashic text is obviously not intended as a comment on or opinion about the recent United States Supreme Court decision.
Social justice and Judaism: The rabbinic voice can overcome polarization
Issues like immigration policy, criminal justice reform, and fighting poverty involve nuanced thinking, compromise, and the ability to integrate multiple perspectives.
Why did the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant face the walls?
Cherubim appear in many biblical passages. The texts do not explicitly define them. Were they real or just imaginary? What we find in the Bible is not so much what they are but what they do.
Sukkot: Lulav unity and sukkah unity
Despite the obvious hierarchy among the four elements, they are all included in one arrangement, thereby modeling the ideal of an inclusive society.
What does the Bible, Judaism think of kings and queens?
Written in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, a leader with integrity who put responsibility before everything else and under whose reign the Jewish communities of the Commonwealth enjoyed freedom.
Yom Kippur: The art of ideological repentance
Understanding Judaism cannot be attained in the comfort of observing its laws or studying its texts. It occupies infinite space, beyond the limitations of the human mind and heart.
When should you trust in your investments?
Three good tips for investing your money: Trust the process, make smart decisions and ask for help or guidance.
Missouri bagel shop goes viral for Talmud-inspired push to feed the poor
The principle of feeding the needy is so ingrained in Jewish tradition that the Talmud quote posted at the counter of Goldie's Bagels is traditionally recited in Aramaic at the seder.
Married women in Judaism must cover their hair in public - Talmud
There is an undisputed halachic, societal expectation that married women cover their heads. This next installment examines Judaism's laws on married women's hair covering.
Is Judaism's sotah ritual just meant to humiliate women?
The continuation of an analysis of Judaism's laws on married women's hair covering.
