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Sanhedrin

Jews and Christians read their own ideas about authority into this ancient legislative institution.

Over at the Fundermentalist, Jacob Berkman and the JTA staff have come up with a list of Jewish organizations that ...

Since the destruction of the Temples, Jews have struggled with the enduring meaning and legacy of the sacrificial rites.

Last year, I blogged about the closing of the Ziv Tzedakah Fund, and I received a letter from one of ...

Medieval Italian scholar pioneered the 'scientific' study of the Jewish past.

Rabbinic responses to questions of Jewish law enrich the body of halakhic literature.

A purification ritual using the ashes of a cow.

Early Amoraim engaged in respectful debate.

This medieval talmudist's religious tolerance was ahead of his time.

A thanksgiving hymn recited on Sabbath and holidays.

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

The traditional--sometimes imperfect--Jewish version of the Torah text.