Sages & Scholars

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

A story illustrates the power of reciting Kaddish for a parent.

Early teacher of Jewish law and theology.

An Italian rabbi, poet and teacher of Kabbalah who claimed to be the Messiah.

Judaism has a complex relationship with the ideal of martyrdom.

This 19th-century Bible commentator aimed to show that the teachings of the Talmud are contained in the Torah.

19th-century Italian scholar/poet who questioned authorship of the Zohar.

Author, Zionist and chief rabbi of the British Empire for more than three decades.

God's relationship as a parent is to Israel, not to Man.

Noted Prague rabbi was accused of being a follower of false messiah Shabbetai Zevi.

Scholar quarreled with almost all his contemporaries.