The Rabbis used requirements and prohibitions to shape a Shabbat experience in which creative activity is set aside to make time for matters of the spirit. Second of two parts.

The term refers to someone who refrains from physical contact with members of the opposite sex.

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

The fifth of the Ten Commandments states: Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in ...

All the single ladies.

Kol Nidrei 101.

An example of ancient surrogate motherhood and the biblical destiny of the child.

Earlier this month, Hadassah Braun Margolese wrote a blog here at The Torch describing her anguish about not being able ...

Some suggestions beyond the fountain pen and briefcase.

Alan Jay Sufrin and Miriam Brosseau form Stereo Sinai, a self-described “biblegum pop” band based in Chicago, IL. This week, ...