Jewish Texts

God tells the people of Israel what He really wants.

How they met and the economic support she offered him.

Having a king won't necessarily make life easier for the 12 tribes of Israel.

The role of the wife of Rabbi Nahman in the Babylonian Talmud.

A warrior, once shunned, regains his rightful place at the head of the battle.

Learning to overcome setbacks, just like the Israelites.

An example of ancient surrogate motherhood and the biblical destiny of the child.

Though betrayed by Israel's unfaithfulness, God will reconcile with the people like a husband who cannot stop loving his wife.

The birth of Samson.

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

Yizkor is part of an ongoing conversation with the dead, but what we don't realize is that we constantly converse with the dead in daily life.

After burial Jewish law requires the mourner to turn from despair in the face of death to the affirmation of life.