What is prohibited on Yom Kippur?

Why this classic work of law, stories and wisdom isn't really about any of those things.

The order of the Mishnah that describes the customs, laws, and rituals of Judaism's holy days

These women use diaries, memoirs, fiction, and poetry to express their Holocaust experience.

The deaths of Nadav and Avihu, Aaron's sons, teach us the value and also danger of spontaneous religious expression.

Celebrating menopause breaks the silences of a lifetime and forges a future of openness and sharing.

2006 Israeli Elections. The Israeli Electoral System. Israeli Politics. Contemporary Israel. The Jewish State. Jewish History and Community.

To the Israelite prophets, humans are central to the relationship of God and the created world...

In the Second Temple period.

When national battles intrude into her domestic space, this woman becomes one of the few female prophets.