Beliefs & Practices

Rabbinic authorities have always been aware of heredity and genetic disease.

Does the genome project take imitatio dei too far--beyond imitating God, to playing God?

Types of Jewish Speech. Themes and Theology of Jewish Speech. Jewish Speaking.

Jewish moralist literature sets a high standard of truthtelling, but one not without exceptions.

Jewish texts discuss how much to give and to whom.

Though most rabbinic authorities allow organ transplants, the Jewish community has a poor track record when it comes to donations.

What is the Jewish position on RU-486 ?

Rabbinic sources, both ancient and modern, suggest that tzedakah plays an important role in the spiritual life of the donor.

Traditionalist Jews have many objections to new, or renewed, lifecycle ceremonies.

Jewish lifecycle ceremonies celebrate change, and sanctify the ordinary.

Overview of various themes in Jewish lifecycle.

LGBT issues in Judaism