Although the rabbis propagated the belief that rabbinic teaching went back to Moses on Mt. Sinai, many classical texts clearly demonstrate that the rabbis understood the innovative nature of their work.

In a world where pregnancy is a choice, we should ritually acknowledge those who undertake it.

New Jewish guidelines for coping with the loss of a child.

Establishing a new nation and defending it

Several customs offer ways to dramatize parts of the Passover seder.

Several Greek versions of the Purim story survive, along with the biblical text we read today.

Immersion in the mikveh actualizes the transition between the convert's old identity and his or her new one as a Jew.

Debra Spark is the author of The Pretty Girl, a collection of stories about art and deception.In literature, as in ...

Lessons in hope, courage, purity, and faith, from the Maccabees and the Hanukkah miracles.

The many faces of Vashti.