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How We Benefit By Forgiving Others
Judaism teaches that there are personal, societal and spiritual benefits to forgiving those who have hurt us.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Jewish Thought, Sages & Scholars, Study
The Mishneh Torah
Maimonides' halachic magnum opus.
Maimonides and His Discontents
Maimonides has long been a figure of extraordinary authority. Yet his understanding of Judaism was highly controversial.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study
Early Medieval Halachic Texts
In the early Middle Ages, leading scholars across Europe and North Africa produced different genres of legal writings.
Prenuptial Agreements: A Good Solution to a Difficult Problem
Prenuptial marriage protection agreements that accord with halakhah, or Jewish law, can help secure a woman's freedom to remarry in case of a divorce.
Public Displays of Hanukkiyot
A modern phenomenon that draws on basic Hanukkah beliefs.
How To Forgive Is Just as Important as When to Forgive
The Book of Micah offers a roadmap.
Mechitzah: Separate Seating in the Synagogue
A curtain or other divider separates men and women while they pray in some synagogues.
Celebrate, Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live, Passover
Reflecting on Freedom: Passover & the Supreme Court
This past summer I had the opportunity to be a part of the Religious Action Center’s (RAC) college internship program, Machon ...