Beliefs & Practices

A biblical model of reconciliation can help bring Jews and Christians together.

Boundaries, rules, cravings, and keeping my kashrut fresh

Beyond services and synagogue, the challenge of living a prayerful life

Indispensable partners for doing life's sacred work

Beyond the settler movement.

"A democracy must often fight with one hand tied behind its back."

Jewish law on the proper treatment of prisoners of war

Ben Gurion's attitude toward the Arabs in the Land of Israel

Since the beginning of modern Zionism, some Jews have stood in opposition to it.

Secular Zionism since 1948

Rabbis Kook and Soloveitchik offered differing views on what the modern state means theologically.

Yeshayahu Leibowitz believed traditional Judaism has no precedent for a modern Jewish state like Israel.