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Bible in Film

Adding to The Good Book's longstanding history on the big screen.

The Genesis Creation Story: Permission to Despoil?

A Bible scholar takes issue with those who blame the Book of Genesis for Western culture's exploitative disregard for nature.

Jewish Sweden

The Radical Jewish Traveler celebrates secularism at the 60th parallel.

Hanukkah 2012 Gift Guide

The High Holidays are over and Thanksgiving is around the corner. That can only mean one thing here at MyJewishLearning: ...

Wrapping Myself in the Fringes

This was the d’var Torah (discourse) I gave at the Jewish service on Friday night at the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference, ...

Judaism and Pornography

Consumption of adult materials may run afoul of several principles in Jewish law.

Parashat Miketz: Coercion vs. Love

This Torah portion begs the question of whether it’s acceptable to use coercive power to have people to do something that’s good for them.

Torah From Life, or Life From Torah?

One of the conversations that I had early in rabbinic school about how we connect to the wisdom of Torah ...

The Book of Job and the Paradox of Suffering

No biblical book takes up theodicy's challenge with greater power than the moving and enigmatic story of Job.

Why You Should Stop Skipping Korbanot

This often ignored section of the morning prayers aims to remind us that there is holy work to be done -- and we are the only ones who can do it.

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