Bible

The banishing of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden marks the beginning of humanity’s path to fulfilling its destiny.

The heroine of the Purim story is portrayed in contradictory ways in the biblical book that bears her name.

The real message of the story we read on Yom Kippur isn't about the power of repentance, but about taking responsibility for others.

Approaching this enigmatic work as a statement of philosophy -- rather than an account of one man's search -- has confounded commentators across the centuries.

A woman who gained accomplished rabbis as her students, Leibowitz is considered among the great Torah scholars of the 20th century.

Moses delivers the rules for mating in wartime and what to do when we realize we’ve fallen out of love.

The Torah seems to command us to be happy, but are our feelings within our control?

Eikev shows us that everything we do — or avoid doing — has consequences, even if we don’t see them now.

How Tu B’Av, the “Jewish Valentine’s Day,” can prepare us for Yom Kippur.

The line between “interpretation” and “alteration” isn’t always clear.

What actually happened at Mount Sinai?

Was God responsible for the Egyptian leader's intransigence?