Beliefs & Practices

It is more accurate to speak of Jewish philosophies than of a single Jewish philosophy.

Medieval authorities responded to outside pressures and formulated Jewish principles of faith.

Saadiah articulated Jewish creeds, Maimonides followed suit, and a group of 15th-century Spaniards continued the tradition.

Jewish Doctrine and Dogma. Jewish Ideas and Beliefs, Philosophy and Theology. Articles on Jewish Ideas and Beliefs.

Do we respond immediately to a claim of dire need, or perform

Contemporary Concerns on Nature and the Environment. Jewish Nature. Jewish Environment.

According to at least one scholar, Jewish tradition does not recognize the right of personal conscientious objection.

Extending a biblical exemption from military service to Israeli refuseniks.

Rabbinic parables explicitly compare God to a variety of human analogues, reflecting the rabbis' subtle, complex, and diverse images of God.

Deuteronomy's laws of warfare include the requirement that a nation seek a peaceful settlement before engaging in war.

Establishing a new program of Jewish resistance.

The Bible has a number of models for nonviolent resistance.