Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses, and Miriam's punishment of leprosy teach lessons of sibling and communal responsibility.

The rabbis of the talmudic era were more interested in the human response to suffering than in finding theological justifications for its existence.

Rabbinic parables explicitly compare God to a variety of human analogues, reflecting the rabbis' subtle, complex, and diverse images of God.

Palestinians are not slaves. But they are also not free.

Filmmakers find a uniquely Israeli voice.

Israeli Political Parties. The Israeli Electoral System. Israeli Politics. Contemporary Israel. The Jewish State. Jewish History and Community.

The following Thursday was Rosh Chodesh. All the women of the town and many visitors filled the kitchen and hallways ...

A connection between Sukkot and this "eighth day of assembly."

Contemporary approaches to reconciling discrepancies.

There it sat and it had sat for a very long time. We felt exhausted, vulnerable, and full of anxiety. ...