Must the donor be Jewish for the child to be recognized as Jewish?

This Torah portion interperses multiple momentous encounters with the divine realm with a series of fraught incidents between humans.

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Job’s wife has no name and only a single line in his story, and yet I find her unforgettable — ...

Marriage in ancient times was a negotiated match involving an agreement on conditions and payment of a bridal price.

In Pirkei Avot 2:10 we are taught that Rabbi Eliezer said, יהי כבוד חברך חביב עליך כשלך “Let your neighbor’s dignity be precious ...

There are many motivators for fighting injustice.

Orthodox feminism’s struggle for women’s leadership and ritual inclusion set a strong precedent for the recent consideration of the issues ...

Shimon and Levi get the blame for two tragedies in the patriach's life.

Since 2006, Slate editor Daivd Plotz has been “blogging the Bible.” Unsettled by reading the story of the rape of ...