texts

Orthodox leaders responded to modernity by producing legal works on a variety of topics, in a variety of genres.

The Conservative Movement's legal texts represent a contemporary attempt to make halakhah relevant and meaningful in a changing world.

Reform Judaism is more halakhic than you think.

Written by hand, a sefer Torah is produced according to strict specifications.

Overcoming the "leprosy of fluency" so we can discover ever-greater insights in our textual study

Midrash allowed the rabbis to explain and expand on the Torah--and in doing so, they revealed much about themselves.

Studying Torah--broadly construed to include almost all traditional Jewish learning--is valued by Jewish tradition as one of the most important activities for both children and adults.

Reading Jewish texts is not just a religious act, it is an act of communal identification and communication.

A lesson from the Talmud for today's Jewish community.

Is anything written by a Jew a Jewish text, and who decides?