Now that my previous blog established to everyone’s complete satisfaction that Louis Marshall ought to be considered a paramount figure in the ...

A brief introduction to the devices and characteristics of this biblical genre.

A companion volume to Pirkei Avot.

Why some Orthodox women cover their hair, whether with wigs, hats or scarves.

How the market revolution helped bring Judaism to the American frontier.

For the sin we have sinned before you in excluding women from leadership positionsFor the sin we have sinned before ...

This almost 2,000-year-old text flies under the radar -- but it's immensely important to Jewish life.

Jewish sources single out trees as one of the most important aspects of the natural world.

Before there was Shakespeare, there were some angry rabbis.

Unexpected wisdom for the real world from the Book of Ecclesiastes.