Today’s guest post is from our friend (and one of our favorite scholars!) Dr. Joel M. Hoffman. Last year, we ...

What are the most important rules for living justly and peacefully today?

Trees were viewed in both economic and symbolic terms by the rabbis of talmudic times.

February is Black History Month, an important time to raise awareness – and February is also the month dedicated to ...

Resisting the temptation to return, geographically or psychologically, to the site of our bondage.

Helping 13-year-olds understand a 3,000-year-old text is challenging, to say the least. After all, trying to glean lessons from the ...

Preparing for a brand-new school year, with some Jewish wisdom.

The two versions of the Talmud developed simultaneously in the two major Jewish communities of the rabbinic era.

The many elements (and interpretations) of a kosher diet.

Last week while I was visiting my hometown of Austin, Texas, I was moved to get a new pair of ...