Jewish Texts

Midrash explains how Moses could be happy with dying.

Exploring Moses and Aaron's confrontation with Pharaoh

What if there is no valley of the shadow of death?

A compilation of aggadic (narrative) and halachic (legal) midrash

In "escstatic" mysticism, the Land of Israel is a metaphor for the human body.

Medieval kabbalah offers various approaches to the Land of Israel.

In 13th-century mysticism, two streams of thought emerged regarding the Land of Israel.

In rabbinic literature, the Land was of primary importance--even as the Diaspora grew.

From the Bible to today, the Chosen People rise again after every destruction.

Modernity has caused Jews of every ideology to relate differently to the content of their prayers.

Parashat Kedoshim teaches us to preserve our natural resources.

Why one rabbi believes text study leads to moral behavior.