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Over time the rabbis increased the wife's power in a marriage, yet maintained the absolute right of the husband to grant a divorce.

Biblical divorce law provided some protection for women by setting limits on a man's absolute power to divorce.

Many of the stringent restrictions that apply on Tisha B'Av and Yom Kippur do not apply to the minor fasts.

A look into the psyche of ancient Judaism.

Rabbinic commentators interpreted the law of leaving the corners of one's field for those in need in light of their own concerns about the poor.

This phrase with kabbalistic roots has come to connote social justice.

This remnant of the Second Temple is an important symbol in Judaism.

The marriage of politics and religion contributed to both the expansion and destruction of this short-lived dynasty.

David was a warrior and an artist, a lover and an adulterer — and also Israel's greatest king.

Son of King David, builder of the Temple, author of three biblical works and the wisest of men, Solomon looms large in Jewish tradition — and beyond.