Comparing Moses to Yiftah raises questions about when we should be people of speech and when we should be people of action.

How to make Shabbat your family's favorite day of the week.

Death is not a counterpoint or contradiction to life, but a profound teacher about the meaning of human existence.

Four stories that mattered--and three that might have.

The kabbalistic false messiah gained a mass following in the 17th century — until he converted to Islam.

The man who penned landmark works on Jewish law and philosophy also deeply identified with the communities and individuals who sought his counsel.

Selections from two tehines (women's prayers)

With rising numbers and increasingly stringent observance, Orthodoxy thrives even as it faces challenges.

The Passover debate surrounding rice, millet, corn and legumes.

In the Torah, the beginning of the year was clearly set in the spring. So what happened?