Jewish Texts

God's covenant with Noah showed him and us the possibility of transforming the human condition of loneliness into the miracle of connection.

How do we, like Adam and Eve, hide from taking responsibility for our decisions and actions?

We should view the diversity of creation as existing to reflect the grandeur of God, not to serve the various needs of humans.

Experiencing God through nature and the wonders of creation should inspire us to work to perfect the world.

Adam and Eve's original relationship in which they were together as one flesh yet still distinct provides us with an ideal model.

What holiness meant to the sages of the Talmud.

This chapter from the Book of Proverbs can be read as a roadmap to happiness.

Moses' final address to the Jewish people takes on added significance because of its proximity to his death.

Though the Torah commands the appointment of "officers" to uphold the law, Jewish tradition does not recognize crime as a legal category.

Jeremiah is commonly seen as a prophet of gloom, but at times he delivered words of comfort that are second to none in their eloquence.