judaism

Shabbat gives us an opportunity to stop trying to control the world.

It is easy to feel disconnected from those who are most unlike us.

While the offense was once punishable by death, Jews do not enforce the rules anymore.

Once a name for sinners who repented, ba'al teshuvah now describes a Jew who returns to Orthodoxy — or becomes Orthodox for the first time.

While Jewish tradition does not make a big deal of birthdays, there is no problem with celebrating them.

The King of Judah fought off Assyrian attacks.

Author of Yedid Nefesh and Sefer Haredim.

The famed prophet of Passover foretold King Ahab's downfall.

Abraham's servant found a wife for Isaac.

Maimonides reconciled views of the Greek philosopher with Judaism.