Israel is the most uplifting place in the world, and on my trip there last week I felt the usual ...

The Biblical law protecting fruit trees during war provides an opportunity for Jewish exegetes to reflect on ecology and the wanton destruction of life.

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.

A review of the Jewish satirist's long career in fiction.