Parashat Vayeshev teaches us the importance of ensuring that we enact justice in light of the ease with which our systems of justice can be abused.

Why don't Jews seek converts?

I was a college student doing about 78 mph on my way from Pittsburgh to New York City to visit ...

The trial by ordeal prescribed for a woman suspected of infidelity is unparalleled anywhere else in the Torah.

We were two Christian Palestinians, four Muslim Palestinians and six Jewish Israelis. The Christians were from Bethlehem, both veterans of ...

A demon in the outhouse.

Judaism prohibits military action that will result in a colossal number of casualties.

Imagine for a moment that you’re strolling down the main thoroughfare of a bustling city. The year is 1946, and ...

The best pastrami, matzah balls, bagels and blintzes all across the country.

We should strive to emulate Abraham and Isaac rather than emulating Laban, who compartmentalized his values.