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Studying Torah--broadly construed to include almost all traditional Jewish learning--is valued by Jewish tradition as one of the most important activities for both children and adults.

Reading Jewish texts is not just a religious act, it is an act of communal identification and communication.

A lesson from the Talmud for today's Jewish community.

Is anything written by a Jew a Jewish text, and who decides?

Opposition to Tradition of Commentary on Jewish Texts. Connections in Jewish Texts. About Jewish Texts. Jewish Texts. People of the Book.

Jews demonstrate the sanctity of biblical and rabbinic texts in several ways.

Korach and his followers masked their quest for personal power and gain as a desire for an egalitarian, democratic society.

Following the deaths of Korach and his followers, Aaron stands between the Angel of Death and the Israelites.

The commandment of tzitzit (fringes) reminds us to enhance our vision with faith and see new possibilities.

Origins of Jewish Mysticism. Kabbalah and Mysticism. Jewish Spirituality and the Divine World. Jewish Ideas and Beliefs.