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Decisions And Consequences

Parashat Ki Teitzei contains numerous examples of how we should structure and categorize our decisions and their consequences.

Investigating Tzedakah Requests: A Talmudic Inquiry

Do we respond immediately to a claim of dire need, or perform

The Jewish Funeral, or Levaya

A Jewish funeral is held as quickly as possible after death and usually includes readings, a eulogy, and a special memorial prayer.

Rahel Yanait Ben-Zvi

One of the leading women activists of the Yishuv and the State of Israel.

A Communal Mourning

On Tisha B'Av, re-enacting the sorrow felt by those who survived the destruction of the Temple

Mystical Israel

Medieval kabbalah offers various approaches to the Land of Israel.

The Non-Jew in Jewish Law

Rabbinic authorities have used different arguments to redress inequities in the way halakhah treats non-Jews.

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)

Jean Baudrillard, the maddeningly-obscure, but prophetic, French philosopher died earlier this week at the age of 77.Baudrillard wasn’t Jewish. But ...

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