Jewish Law

Seeking guidance from the Jewish legal tradition, without a belief in its binding nature—especially in light of contemporary moral sensitivies.

We are often blind to the dimension that lacks physical substance, and that can lead to enslavement to things.

On history, spirituality, obligation, and standing at Sinai.

The Sages proposed additional reasons to obey the mitzvot beyond those offered by the Bible.

Is it enough to live up the requirements of Jewish law for one to be holy? Is sanctity in this life possible for all of us—or only for a few saintly people?

The sequence of the six orders follows the precedent of Scripture

The rabbinic sages and later philosophers and mystics offered many ways to categorize the mitzvot and explain their significance.

How can we unify the sacred with the profane?

On the various motivations and interests which brought Jews into a cross-generational conversation called Talmud.