For religious kibbutzim, Judaism addresses whole communities.

Education in Israel is a life-long process.

What to expect and how to behave at a bar/bat mitzvah service.

Biblical and rabbinic sources stress both divine determinism and human freedom.

The Talmudic approach to the sciences, from astronomy to botany.

An examination of the philosophy of one of the 20th century's most prominent Jewish thinkers.

Challenges and triumphs since 23 Jews landed in New Amsterdam in 1654.

The misguided belief that one needs all body parts intact to be resurrected may contribute to the poor rate of organ donation--even for Jews with otherwise untraditional beliefs.

An act of will is required to turn our thoughts back to the sacred after a bodily event has focused our attention on the very physical here-and-now.

Jewish literature is rife with allegory and metaphor.