Shabbat

What should the attitude of Jewish returnees to Judea be to the dominant population of the region?

When we find ourselves in a place of brokenness, we must remember to get out. And also to stay.

This world on fire is also glowing with light.

Are there stories in the Jewish canon that shed light on how to reckon with evil without losing one's moral foundation?

How does one recite these joyful psalms at a moment of peril?

Hoshanah Rabbah is the climax of the High Holiday cycle, the day the judgment of Yom Kippur receives its final seal.

What exactly is lost when you lose home and what is gained when you recover it?

People are complex and multi-faceted, and the way we relate to an infinite God is bound to be too.

The new does not need to deny the old its truth, only to expose new possibilities.

Six verses in Deuteronomy offer timeless lessons on the problem of power.

Despite the incredible human accomplishments over the last two millennia, we don’t have many more tools than Moses had to shape collective behavior.

Does the Torah sometimes prescribe unethical behavior? In a word, yes.