Jewish Thought

The Adventures of Todd & God--episode 4

Hanukkah songs are sung in an important and joyous part of the candle lighting ceremony each night.

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

The sequence of the tractates in the Order "Purities."

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

A story illustrates the power of reciting Kaddish for a parent.

The Talmudic approach to the sciences, from astronomy to botany.

The Bible portrays 'the earth and the fullness thereof' as the stuff of the divine presence. Diminishing biodiversity, then, diminishes God's glory.

In Birkat Hahammah (the Blessing of the Sun), the rabbis acknowledged the power of nature, but put the emphasis on its Creator.