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What Do Jews Believe About Jesus?

How Judaism regards the man Christians revere as the messiah.

Does the Bible Condone Slavery?

Why it's imperative to fight slavery even though the Torah tolerates it.

Ask the Expert: Jews in Church

Is it OK for a practicing Jew to attend church on a Christian holiday?

Maimonides on Seder Zeraim

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

Judaism and Astrology

The notion that the planets influence human affairs cuts against the core Jewish belief in free will, but many ancient rabbis believed it anyway.

Sacrifice

Since the destruction of the Temples, Jews have struggled with the enduring meaning and legacy of the sacrificial rites.

Who Was Nahmanides (Ramban)?

This Spanish Bible commentator earned a place alongside Rashi.

The Mishneh Torah

Maimonides' halachic magnum opus.

Caring for Elderly Parents

What does Jewish law require of adult children?

Jewish Views on Islam

According to most Jewish thinkers, Islam is not idolatry; but authorities have disagreed as to whether it's better to convert or be martyred.