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Beliefs & Practices, Gender & Sexuality, Live, Study
Conservative Halakhah and Homosexuality
An insider's view of the 2006 CJLS gay vote.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Science and Ecology, Study
Judaism & Intelligent Design
Jewish scientists and leaders weigh in on the debate about intelligent design in the American public sphere.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Study
Let’s Talk About Sects
The Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes on law.
Holocaust, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005)
Bringing Nazis to justice.
Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study, Zionism
Soviet Jewry
A history of the Zionist movement in the Soviet Union.
Woody Allen’s Jewish Soul
Like Woody Allen, I can remember a childhood when being Jewish caused me a certain deep unease, partly because of ...
Celebrate, Denominations, Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Live, Rosh Hashanah, Study, Talmud, Weddings & Marriage, Women & Feminism
How I Ended Up Delivering the Sermon on Rosh Hashanah
Over the summer, Larry, the organizer of the minyan that I attend for Rosh Hashanah, sent out an email asking ...
Judaism and Cancel Culture
Jewish tradition prizes a multiplicity of voices, but it also considers some ideas too dangerous to circulate freely.
Yemenite Women in Israel
Upon immigrating to Israel, the status of Yemenite Jewish women changed in society.
Maimonides as Community Leader
The man who penned landmark works on Jewish law and philosophy also deeply identified with the communities and individuals who sought his counsel.