God describes the purification ritual for people and homes afflicted with leprosy; God also instructs Moses and Aaron regarding the laws of the emission of bodily fluids.

Ritual purity laws highlight the power of confronting mortality and the subsequent need to ritualize the reaffirmation of life.

Leviticus 12:1-13:59

In this Torah portion, God describes the purification ritual for people and homes afflicted with skin diseases. God also instructs ...

Yom Kippur conjures solemnity and foreboding for many Jews. Ritual fasting, abstinence, penitence, and rehearsing for death evolved as core ...

This week our MJL expert answers what to do about dog food during Passover. One of her answers is to ...

The rabbinic laws tumah and taharah are complex — let us orient you.

In this Torah portion, God instructs Moses about the purification rituals for mothers following childbirth. God then describes to Moses ...

Ezekiel presents regulations to be observed in the Third Temple.
Ashkenazic custom: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
Sephardic custom: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15

Rema's glosses emended and enhanced the Shulchan Aruch.