Several Greek versions of the Purim story survive, along with the biblical text we read today.

Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses, and Miriam's punishment of leprosy teach lessons of sibling and communal responsibility.

A 20th-century philosopher whose Jewish sensibility influenced his encounter with Western thought and ethics.

Synagogues share certain functional interior furnishings, but there is no architectural design or artistic style that characterizes a synagogue.

The Jewish tradition encourages procreation, but some forms of contraception are less problematic than others.

Creating a tallit (prayer shawl) or designing a bar/bat mitzvah invitation can add a meaningful personal dimension to the celebration.

Court Jews were purveyors who provided food, fodder, and munitions to the European courts in return for special privileges.

The uses and abuses of Anne Frank's diary.

A Small Revolution in a Synagogue Book GroupThis past January, Hebrew College invited poet and scholar Joy Ladin to speak ...

The worst things to say to someone who is grieving.