Beliefs & Practices

Debates about the role of women in Jewish life.

The clothing of Jewish prayer.

Biblical and rabbinic sources emphasize regulation to prevent the weak from being exploited by the strong.

The division and structure has been open to interpretation throughout history.

Jews demonstrate the sanctity of biblical and rabbinic texts in several ways.

An overview of the texts that guide Jewish worship.

The Jews as a nation in the land of Israel

The Jewish position on abortion is nuanced, neither condoning it nor categorically prohibiting it.

Taking one's life is officially a violation of Jewish law, but many contemporary rabbis recognize that most suicides result from struggles with mental illness.

Tzedakah is not just about charitable contributions, but about justice and righteousness.

Judaism is a sustained struggle against the world that is in the name of the world that could be — but is not yet.

Why this ancient fruit is a Jewish symbol.