B’reshit and Bashert: In Our beginning, All Kinds of Love Were Sanctified

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Parashat Emor: Difference and the Service of the Lord

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

Hanukkah: Holiday of Queer Miracles

I’m skeptical of Hanukkah. Maybe it’s the rampant commercialism that defines the entire month of December. Maybe it’s the way ...

The Seven Species

The seven species of the land of Israel have special medical and spiritual properties.

A Paradigm for Environmental Consciousness

Noah innovated a lifestyle of environmental awareness and action.

God Is In The Details

The Torah teaches us to think globally and act locally.

The Coin of Fire

How to rectify material wealth.

Two Strikes And They’re Out?

Though we may challenge the severity of Moses' and Aaron's punishment, we affirm sacredness by trying to comprehend it.

The Noahide Laws

Seven commandments which, according to Jewish tradition, are incumbent upon all of humankind.

The Revival of Hebrew

The Hebrew language was re-embraced by proponents of the Jewish enlightenment, then fully reborn in Palestine.