Jewish Texts

One of the Torah's central insights is its effort to minimize human ownership.

The concept of the sabbatical year reveals the awesome splendor of God's earth.

There are real actions we can take to preserve species diversity.

We do not have the right to drive fish to extinction.

This portion challenges us to express our most intimate and deeply held values with every mouthful.

The Holy Shelah's great work influenced Hasidism.

Though the book of Leviticus--and other global systems--may seem antiquated, but we cannot just strike them from the record.

We must take responsibility for our actions even in absence of conclusive proof we have done something wrong.

This 18th century merchant led a controversial mystical and quasi-Christian movement whose adherents believed orgies were religious acts.

Building global community, like the construction of the mishkan, requires everyone to participate.

The Torah teaches us to think globally and act locally.

A righteous woman determined to have children.