Parashat Shoftim

Ensuring justice is the means to cast out idol worship and ensure God's presence resides among the people.

Why the Torah equates human life with the life of a tree.

The John Doe challah.

Shoftim: A resource for families.

War and peace — and the difficulties with both — are the subjects of Parashat Shoftim.

Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.

Is there ever justice in the death penalty?

Through Isaiah, God extends a note of condolence.

The Torah provides a model for separating religious, judicial, and governing bodies -- to keep power in check.

Judaism possesses the values on which an ecological morality may be grounded.