Government's disinterest in Sabbath inspection of businesses underscores waning Orthodox power.

He could kill a lion or topple a temple with his bare hands, but succumbed to the love of a treacherous woman. Many wild traditions circulated about the first Jewish superhero.

Court Jews were purveyors who provided food, fodder, and munitions to the European courts in return for special privileges.

A review of the Jewish satirist's long career in fiction.

His life and work.

Israel's responsibilities toward converts begin with equal protection, but ultimately require the full integration of the convert into the family of Israel.

Bringing Nazis to justice.

The internal and external structure of this carefully-crafted Psalm serves to reinforce its theme of praising God as the caring, divine ruler of all creation.

The Yom Kippur War led to a fragile but lasting peace between Israel and Egypt.

Why don't we say a blessing before we do a good deed?