When lives are at stake, Judaism permits--and probably requires--fighting.

A Southern Jewish Historian weighs in on the recent Marvelous plotline

Sometimes seen as inaccessible, Leviticus nevertheless contains important material about holiness.

The first Torah reading for Simchat Torah

To the Israelite prophets, humans are central to the relationship of God and the created world...

In the Second Temple period.

Immersion in the mikveh actualizes the transition between the convert's old identity and his or her new one as a Jew.

How Karaite laws influence weddings, divorce and ritual purity.

A Torah teaching for the Western environmentalist.

King David's wife and King Solomon's mother came on the scene because of David's wandering gaze.