I spent the last two years learning in a beit midrash (Jewish hall of study) in Israel. My beit midrash ...

In the Middle Ages, a Jewish woman's social well-being was considered important, but her life was strictly guided by Jewish law.

Confusion at the altar.

Once a tolerated and regulated practice, polygamy is virtually unheard of in Jewish life today.

Challenges encountered by these women in their new society.

Jewish children born from forbidden sexual relations pose ethical and communal challenges.

Two brides for three brothers.

On July 27, the 29th of Tammuz, I will observe the 909th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shlomo Yizhaki, better known as ...

The traditions, rituals and liturgy for Jewish weddings.

This practice is rare in Judaism and goes against the commandment to procreate.