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This popular Jewish phrase of congratulation is a literally a comment on the alignment of the stars.

Assumptions in Leviticus 18 are in some cases abhorrent to contemporary sensibilities.

Bringing new meaning to the status of a menstruating woman.

Behar affirms that the land belongs to God, and the land must be permitted to observe its Sabbaths, too.

All about the famous biblical dreamer who inspired a musical.

For a large number of Israelis, religious politics and identity issues disrupt the pursuit of holy matrimony.

Jewish sources have not, as a general rule, focused attention on the specific personal qualities of the Messiah.

When called to the Torah, converts get a special lineage.

How a first generation Jewish American became an entertainment legend.

How Adler uses feminist ideas to challenge Jewish law.

These two texts both shaped Rabbinic Judaism. But which came first?