Rabbi Jill Jacobs

Jewish law demands that everyone have adequate and permanent housing.

A compilation of aggadic (narrative) and halachic (legal) midrash

Jewish law on the proper treatment of prisoners of war

The home is central to Jewish practice and values.

Some of the mishnaic laws related to agriculture remain directly relevant for contemporary urban and suburban lives.

Universal interpersonal and societal issues, rather than Jewish ritual law, are the main subject of Seder Nezikin.