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Bella Abzug

The Jewish congresswoman was a champion of women's rights, human rights, equality, peace, and social justice.

Jewish Feminist Leaders

What drove Jewish women into the feminist movement?

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11 novel explores the dialectic between absence and presence.

Moses as Abandoned Hero

Although many ancient abandoned hero stories survive, the biblical example of the story Moses has some clear points of departure.

Who Was Moses in the Bible?

The greatest Jewish prophet led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Torah at Sinai, but he never entered the promised land.

Martin Buber

The creation of a Jewish existentialism--and a Jewish state.

The Theology of Chabad

The problem of divine withdrawal inspires an alternate view of the universe.

Jewish-American Fiction in the 21st Century

Vibrancy and diversity mark the new crop of novelists and story writers.

Food, Health & Judaism

Does the Torah require us to avoid unhealthy foods?

Heinrich Graetz

A historian of Judaism with a deep faith in tradition.

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