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The festival served as a repudiation of idolatry.

An exuberant Sephardic custom whose origins are the subject of debate

The dramatic story, known in Hebrew as the Akedah, has perplexed many generations of commentators.

Talmudic law and the medieval law codes developed from it protected consumers from many types of deceptive practices.

Jeff Spitzer mines Maimonides' 8 levels of Tzedakah for guidance on contemporary issues in tzedakah.

A seller charging more than fair market value can be forced to rebate the difference, or even to cancel the sale.

The conundrum of Shabbat observance and environmental damage.

How the beet ended up on the seder plate

This number appears over and over in the Passover Haggadah.

Jewish law provides for government intervention in the markets for goods and services through price controls, limits on profits, and perhaps even allowing cartels to operate.