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The traditional Aramaic text of the ketubah (marriage contract) reflects the history of Jewish marriage.

As part of God's creation, Jewish marriage creates a spiritual connection between human beings and with God.

Both faith communities have something to teach the other.

While some modern Jews have rejected the notion of chosenness altogether, others have reinterpreted it as an ethical mission or a national spirit.

A history from colonial times to World War II.

Four texts dealing with non-traditional forms of insemination may--or may not--serve as meaningful precedents for the contemporary debate.

At death, several gestures indicate respect for the deceased as well as acceptance of the reality of death.

Despite some legal and ethical concerns, single women should not be prohibited from becoming pregnant with donor sperm.

The major codes of Jewish law forbid actions that hasten death, but some allow the removal of impediments to death.

In Israel, even the musical is political.

In Israel some believe that Orthodox control of conversion is impeding efforts to convert immigrants from the Former Soviet Union.