Maimonides' halachic magnum opus.

Even the "always joyful" Nachman taught that all people suffer, so we must break our hearts every day for an hour to stay real about real-life suffering.

Questions and answers about the ethics of circumcision.

A master Torah commentator who foreshadowed biblical criticism

White rabbis are talking about race. Over the last few years, sermons about race and racial issues have come to ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

Sabbath services throughout the year highlight upcoming holidays.

Earlier this week, my excellent colleague, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz asked the important question of whether, “there can be a new ...

These are exciting times for Jewish social justice.  This past week, an interfaith group of ministers, led in part by the ...

Mourning customs reflect the depersonalization and distance from God experienced by the mourner who has just confronted the death of a close relative.