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Eli Gonen says, Israel has not maximized its tourism potential, in large part because of only fitful attention from the ...

Early teacher of Jewish law and theology.

Debate about this biblical story raises key theological issues.

The rabbis developed an elaborate system of tithing produce, mostly to provide livelihood for priests and Levites.

This week our homepage features articles about what makes meat kosher. But lately, the focus has been on what makes ...

Jeffrey Goldberg reports that one source of tension between Ehud Olmert and some Jewish leaders is that the latter â€œloathe ...

Rabbinic conventions can--following specific guidelines--amend Jewish law.

Throughout history Jews have accepted some influences of outside religions and cultures, and rejected others.

Jewish literature is rife with allegory and metaphor.

Sufi ideas found their way into Jewish mystical literature through Bahya Ibn Pakudah and the Kabbalist Isaac of Acre.

This medieval work describes the ideal life of the pious Jew.

Jews and Christians read their own ideas about authority into this ancient legislative institution.