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.

Deuteronomy 20 permits wars of aggression, but the talmudic rabbis made it difficult to declare one.

A description of the highlights of the Torah, according to the divisions of the weekly portions.

From biblical law, through classic rabbinic debate and medieval law codes, and continuing in the modern period, Jewish law has undergone constant development.

How can we age like Abraham and Sarah?

A legal code for the Jews of medieval North Africa and Spain.

The rabbis of France and Germany created new genres of halakhic literature.

A famous songwriter whose novels and poems explored Jewish identity and spirituality.

The Passover debate surrounding rice, millet, corn and legumes.