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Jewish History, Jewish Thought, Modern Jewish History, Sages & Scholars, Study
Moses Mendelssohn
Herald of the Jewish Enlightenment.
Why Joshua?
Here are numerous reasons for choosing Joshua as the haftarah for Simchat Torah.
Ask the Expert: Early Candlelighting
How early is too early?
Beliefs & Practices, FAQ, Gender & Sexuality, Live, Study
Jews and Premarital Sex
The Torah doesn't explicitly outlaw sex before marriage, but it doesn't approve of it either.
How To: Make Your Own Omer Counter
Counting the Omer is a pretty random mitzvah for those of us who wouldn’t otherwise count down the days to ...
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Study
Dogma in Medieval Jewish Thought
Saadiah articulated Jewish creeds, Maimonides followed suit, and a group of 15th-century Spaniards continued the tradition.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Science and Ecology, Study
Torah and Science
Torah and science coexist in the world that Hashem fashioned.
Beliefs & Practices, Interfaith, Jewish Law, Jews & Non-Jews, Live, Study
The Non-Jew in Jewish Law
Rabbinic authorities have used different arguments to redress inequities in the way halakhah treats non-Jews.