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While the Shema has been seen as a declaration of absolute monotheism, it has other meanings in its biblical and liturgical contexts.

Scholars have long disagreed on the central message of the Book of Jonah.

A remarkable discovery with eternal repercussions

Micah spoke out against the oppression of the people by both spiritual and secular leaders.

How the sages' debates across many generations became the monumental works known as the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds

Sometimes seen as inaccessible, Leviticus nevertheless contains important material about holiness.

Laws regarding purity and impurity may seem obscure to modern Jews, but the concepts give us a glimpse into a world where manifestations of death within life are not sanitized away.

The order of the Mishnah that describes the customs, laws, and rituals of Judaism's holy days

The rabbis restored the religious meaning of the sacrificial cult even though the Temple itself had been destroyed.

Seder Nashim's primary concern is the protection of society's "exceptional" members.