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David Plotz: Is Monotheism for Jerks?

David Plotz is guest-blogging for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book Council.There are the writers who succeed by arguing evolution exists ...

A New Spiritual Comfort Zone: Reflecting on the Pew Study

As Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz says, statistics in the Pew Research Center’s survey of American Jewish attitudes and beliefs are wide ...

Why I’m an Agnostic Theist

Researchers at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have just published a new study about atheists and atheism, and interestingly, ...

How This Non-Jewish Chef from ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ Fell in Love with Bialys and Babka

And she's also the first African-American woman to appear on the show.

The Book of Proverbs

This section of the Bible includes a feminine depiction of wisdom and the text of the "Eshet Chayil" blessing.

Madrid’s Signature Pork Stew Has an Incredible Jewish Backstory 

Cocido madrileño, the quintessential Spanish stew, evolved from a Sephardic Shabbat dish.

Song of Songs as Allegory

The Bible's most erotic book has long been understood as a metaphor.

Maimonides’ Legal Writings

Maimonides' extensive writings on Jewish law, or halachah, remain an unsurpassed accomplishment.

Ketubot 51

No ketubah? No problem.

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