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Should punishment take precedence over working toward peace — or is it the other way around?

Judaism teaches that there are personal, societal and spiritual benefits to forgiving those who have hurt us.

As a young child, Eva Mozes Kor was a subject of Dr. Mengele’s horrific human experiments. Decades later, she made headlines for granting ‘amnesty’ to a physician who worked alongside the notorious Nazi doctor. Here’s Mozes Kor’s story in her own words.

Jewish tradition says no. Here’s why.

Why does the holiest day of the Jewish year begin with a dry legal formula renouncing vows?

Don't believe in God? Reward and punishment? The obligations of Jewish law? Here's why you might want to fast anyway.

Orly Castel-Bloom's novel is not for the faint of heart.

The first pages of this novel introduce its terrifying protagonist.

Philip Roth's "The Counterlife" explores contradictory realities through its protagonist, Nathan Zuckerman.

Leslie Epstein's controversial novel explores Jewish power dynamics in the Lodz Ghetto.